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Church finance ->.
Thejichandifee poor ■
Shooting Ster;
Isabel Coiegatetalks -
abbot her book and
Jasnes Mason's test film..
"TheShOoti ng Party”
Commons failing
Robin Coot finds that -
MFsa're more often on
television Utenwaiiching;
Final Test , -' .'
John Woodcock reports,
on the test day ofihc
Indian Test series
The Times - Portfolio compe¬
tition grizeJrassirred by three
wronersyesterday. Miss Claire
Firth of Btacfcfteath, London,
Mr Uarisk Mnndatia of East
Ham. London, and Miss Carol
Vineyof London each received
£666-66. Today's Portfolio list,
page 14 how to play, infor-
matten sefrSpe. hack page.
On Saturday there wifi. be an
opportunity to win £42,000.
The weekly prize of £Hi,Q0& is
dpubleif because it wa¬.won
last week, and to It is added the
nsitai dally £2,000 prize.
Three held
after shop
death blast
Police were questioning three
people last night.' after- two
unidentified men. who "may
have been burglars, died m an
explosion which followed afire
iai a-'grocer* shop in Coventry
Road; SntalfHeath, "Birming¬
ham. Thevhtesrti on Sunday
night, caused ,about £d00 r 000
-worth of dapioge. ' : X\: ;i\
Mengele victims
teH of horrors
SbrvivflBRr‘ of the geaetic cjiperi-
Sorvivoryottnc, genetic eapen-
ihents ofPfJaiT Meqgele; the
“Angel of Death** began giving
new and stocking.: evidence Of
tficht ekperiencesbefbrea public
iribu&af in Jerusalem Page6
start to peace talks
• The coal board has warned the miners • The Commons debate brought more
against raising false hopes after NUM argument about the coal board's demand'
discussions ȣh Acas and the TUC for written undertakings on uneconomic
. brought hints of new peace talks pits,, with Labour sensing a change in the
. # Another 2*318. men abandoned the Government's attitude
strike, so that 43:per cent of miners are now ft Some policemen on picket lines seemed
working: but JMr Arthur ScargiU said the “more intent on retribution than upholding
figures did not represent the surge the coal the law. according to a South Yorkshire
board wanted County Council report (page 2)
By Paul Routledge, Labour Editor
■ I 1 * National Co.a( Board last London,. “Clearly, the NUM that, they did not represent the
■night quashed miners hopes oi wants us to add any influence hoped-for-■‘surge*' and adding:
a swift resumption of peace we 1 can to bring about a M Figures don't lie, but liars can'
• -* 11 ' strike as resumption of negotiations. We certainly figure",
another -.318 pitmen a ban- have been asked to convey to The. board said iha( the drift
doned the conflict and went ihc NCB certain things which back was accelerating, particu-
back to work. ' have been conveyed to us." larly in the North-east and
Mr Arthur ScargilL president He would not be drawn on Yorkshire,
of the Nanonal Union of what these "certain things*' Mr Michael Eaton, the
Mineworkcrs. said after a fluiry might, be. but the union is not board's chief spokesman. sai±
of discussions with the Aavis- thought to have proposed any "These impressive figures con-
ory. Concdiauon. and Arbi- radical departure from its policy firm our expectations of an
iraiion Service (AC AS) and the 0 f refusing to concede in accelerating return to work.
TU ^.“ lerda / ■ r i* rc ,s r a . dvanc c the necessity to nego- Having been denied an oppor-
possibility of resumption or tiatc a procedure for the closure tunity to express their point of
negotiations. or unprofitable mines. . view in an NUM ballot, more
But within the hour, .the The NUM team went on for and more miners arc making up
board issued a statement repeat- further discussions with Mr ihrir own minds, to end the
mg its lou^ lennsfor reopen- Norman Willis. TUC general strike. The accelerating return
jng talks and wtimro the union secretary, who tried and failed to work will continue."
jeadendup against raising false last week to get the two sides According to the board,
Pa. Lo^. chairman of ‘Tvtn he e^d f™ S^™ n „ror,h. 0, t .°^
Acas. will convey to senior Congress House in London Mr 106.000on strike,
board managers this , morning ScargiU said he was encouraged .. ,
the -details of informal dis- bv events. The board had sent . The bo ? rd ,s evidc P l, y
cussions held jiesterday with the union "the most coricili- retum !° Si? 1 * *®
national officials of the NUM. atorv letter we have had in J^ ess *i rc 10 b ^ ar on
but that move is unlikely to lead months". That had given some £ l °
to negotiations. .. encouragement to the union for resunung
“l want id make it etear that that ihcrc was a possibility of SSrSa “ J*
our-rote in this is that of a resuming negotialiSw. SfurSav"Si njMUjS
communicator. Mr Lowry said He ridiculed the board’s ^i Wt
after the three-hour meeting in relum-to-work figures, arguing
Scotland 90 175
North-East -.- 394.. 906
Yorkshire 296 555
Western 32 92
SouUrWalea.- 18 . . . -24
N Derbyshire '. ■ • • 54 ■ 97
SMtcflands/kiclKenO . 0 -.15
wotts . ' , ; : y; - , ■*
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Jan 28 Feb 4
Total at
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Feb 4
% at
work
Feb 4
• 90
175
4.355
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394 .
906*
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28^
296
555
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92
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__—--:-1---1__ m a statement last night the
New faces Total at %at board said: “In his letter of
- work work February ! to NUM general
Jan 28 Feb 4 Feb 4 Feb 4 s«retary^ Mr Peter Heathfield,
— -:—T—: --— . , c _——rrr- **W NCB personnel member.
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SouthWatea •• 18 . 24 ' 364 -1;9 • catcgonrally refusing to coun-
N Derbyshire ■ ■ • 54 : 97 6.070 56.2 Jepance jMOcedures that could
SMkflands/inclkeng 0 -.15. . . ffJSOOf' 8t.0t lead to closures on economic
Notts:: ' t. • . .4 ; r .25,70m '95i)f grounds it remains essential
- — • — ■'- .■■■■— —— that the NCB is satisfied that
oo*»pww. _.. • . . this no longer- remains 4he
■ ■ M. ^popof^e virion*;
Commons stalemate over pits
By Julian HavilaBd, Politkal Editor
^mmbnsdebate Laboufs hopes that the TUC but which the union had
os the mmm .stnke showed^?. Goveraraem might be willing lo refiised » accepi.
Change afar 1 i months in the ma |{ C things easier for the Mr Neil Kinnnrk of
Labour Party s attitude that the un j on Rut the hones atmeared »_ M x* Neu .lytnnock. Leader or
blame, ibr iR conlinuance lay SKy®" 1 U,c hopcs appeared OPP^M",’, mtervcned to
solely with the Governmenu ^ if Mr Walker was saying
and in the Government's belief.. Mr Wally was asked by his that the coal board had
that Mr Arthur Scargill was the snaaow. Mr.Stan Onne. withdrawn the requirement for
^^dHtacleioaMitiemcm: ’ J** 1 *."* written nndertaldngs, because if
Nor was there any evidence lhe Government still insisted : so the news was not received by
of a weakening on the will of on a wnnen indjcalion, before the TUC or anybody else.
os returrt to work negotiating, that the union was . .
SSSJ’fes ft-s. m
wait tor miners iraacre to jt , "Last week the board made an
nnvnt rlACmV Ot unecon- ' • n". . .1 . ... ,
Showing the flag: A Gibraltarian giving the victory sign
as preparations were made for reopening the frontier
Gibraltar party
warns on opening
From Richard Wigg, Gibraltar
wait for miners', leaders to
accept the closure; of unecon¬
omic pits.
.. Mr Peter Walker, Secretary of
rStatc for Energy, at one moment
He replied that what was
required was "an agreed agen¬
da". which he said had been
raised offered to the union through the
ask if Mr Walker was saying
that the coal board had
withdrawn the requirement for
written undertakings, because if
so the news was not received by i
the TUC or anybody else. j
“It was received by the
TUC.” Mr Walker replied.
"Last week the board made an
offer that it should be number
one on the agenda. As usual the
NUM said no."
-Parliament, page 4
As Spain was preparing to
open the frontier gates here at
midnight last night. Mr Joe
Bossano. Gibraltar's Opposition
Leader, threatened to keep tip a
campaign of popular pressure
against any implementation of
the Brusjsels. ngrcement benefit-
ingSpMJiardi;' V. .
'po^errioh. Admiral Sir
..David WHJtent's; in an effort to
steady Gibraltarians’ nerves,
appealed lo those anxious about
the agreement’s effects lo show
patience. "In my judgment,
bearing in mind the solemn
understanding of the British
Government on sovereignty,
the future prosperity of Gibral¬
tar will be enhanced by what is
happening lonighL"
Mr Bossano said that what¬
ever was agreed in Geneva at
today's scheduled meeting
between Sir Geoffrey Howe, the
Foreign Secretary, and Senor
Fernando Moran, his Spanish
counterpart, "does not commit
the people of Gibraltar, because
they have not been consulted".
There were to be no orga¬
nized demonstrations at the
frontier opening, he said, as the
last of the 15-ycar-old restric¬
tions imposed by the Franco
regime were ended.
Gibraltar's Socialist Labour
Party, with seven of the 15 seats
in the House of Assembly,
would instead "campaign
against the destructive.eftects-of
. granting EEC.rights lo Spam-
^h^:on- v th^:-&ock'. : tij(ftil the
Government of- Sir . Joshua
Hassari is forced to hold early
elections.'*
Spaniards would take all the
jobs in catering and hotels in
any increase in tourism, he said.
Earlier yesterday, Spanish
workers dug up the road when
one of the four big frontier gates
would not open; The authorities
wanted no mishaps at the
official opening.
• GENEVA: Senor Moran, on
arriving in Geneva last night,
said, only that he had come to
start negotiations with Britain
on the future of Gibraltar (Alan j
McGregor writes).
Sir Joshua, who arrived soon
afterwards, chose not to present
himself before the television
cameras. He sent a Swiss official
to apologize for his non-appear¬
ance.
Leading article, page 11
Loan outlook
Building societies appear un¬
likely to raise their mortgage
rates this week despite the
recent rise In bank base rates to
Mpcrcenf • PageIS
Unity drive
Leading clergy have launched a
three-year campaign 1 for unity
involving most of the churches
in Britain Page 2
England poised
David Gower steered England
to safely in the fifth Test against
India in Kanpur yesterday,
leaving' them poised to clinch
the series ' Page 23
Leader page, II .
Letters: On countryside., con¬
trols from Mr S. Clinton Davis,
and Sir Kenneth Blaxter, FRS:
legal anomalies, from Del Chief
Inspector S. Hull.
Leading articles: Teachers' pay;
Mr Hume- and - the 1RA:-
Grtjridtar, Mr Speaker
Fqatnm, joges 7-10 • •
Police changes in the wind: an
expert. Assessment of the Popie-
iuizko : murder trial; _ Peter
Kellner: calls for’ heroin law
reform; the Vatican’s millions.
Obituary, pa gel 2
Mr HI M* Adams, Mr Ronald
Seth - \T
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How television: could come to
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Reagan’s budget under
fire in Congress
: From Nicholas Ashford, Washington
Tripoli detainees 9 release upset
Families condemn plaque date
■ Congressional leaders from
both parties, .igonizing over the
scale of the federal budget
deficit, yesterday declared war
on President Reagan’s plans for
a 6. per cent increase in defence
'appropriati6ii5-in the 1986 fiscal
year.
Republican and Democratic
congressmen said they hoped to
persuade Jbc President lo agree
to halve the rate of increase in
the Pentagon’s record budget of
$314 billion (£261 billion) to
around 3 percenL
.However, Mr. Caspar Wein¬
berger, thDefence Secretary,
immediately went on the
offensive, bombarding his cri¬
tics with arguments about the
need to maintain ihe. country’s
military'- build-up in order to
strengthen America's position
at the nuclear bargaining table.
. *‘We have to persevere", Mr
Weinberger 'told the Senate
armed services committee.
“Nothing has really changed. It
is the Soviet threat that dictates
our security needs!”
Defence accounted for almost
one-third of the $973.7 bilfion
budget for rhe 1986 fiscal year
which President Reagan sent to
Congress yesterday. The budget
showed an increase of only l .5
percent over the previous year.
The budget attempts to
strengthen the military, shrink
the federal government and
reduce the federal budget deficit
without raising personal taxes
or cutting social security.
If passed intact by Congress -
which it will not be -there would
be a reduction in the federal
budget deficit from $222 billion
in 1985 to around $180 bilfion
next year.
However, although Congress
seems prepared to accept most
of the swingeing cuts in non-
C on tinned on back page, col 1
By Richard Dowden
Families of Britons detained
in Libya yesterday condemned
angrily Mrs Thatcher's decision
to unveil the plaque lo WPC
Y vonne Fletcher on Friday
even though negotiations about
the release oft he four men were
poised delicately.
it became clear yesterday that
the 24-hour delay in their
release was. ordered by Libyans
annoyed by whai they saw as
Britain rubbing salt in a wound.
it is understood that the date
for the Si. James's Square
ceremony was set before Christ¬
mas. but Whitehall sources said
yesterday that no delay was
considered. The Foreign Office
said: “Wc-werc aware of the
date, but did not feel it was
necessary to recommend it be
changed.”
Mr Terry Waite, the .Arch¬
bishop of Canterbury's sptxnal
envoy, was told in Tripoli'
■figs?
Ante- •••
CWv'
w
■■ ■
m
Mrs Plummer: Timing
must have been deliberate
yesterday that unforsccn cir¬
cumstances had delayed the
release, but it is drar that the
crcmony had infuriated more
militant elements in the regime.
Mr . Waite now expects . the
four will be released into his
custody at 9 am local time
today in Tripoli.
Mrs. Pal Plummer, wife oi
Robin, one of the detainees.
said yesterday: "1 am appalled
at the timing of the ceremony.
Why did Mrs Thatcher have to
do it on Friday? It must have
been diliberate."
Mr Michael Winner, ihe film
producer and chairman of the
Police Memorial Trust, said
yesterday, that the timing was
entirely Mrs Thatchers; the
Trust had arranged for the
plaque and then asked her to
say when she would unveil it.
• Egypt's Foreign Minister,
Mr Abdel Meguid. told Sir
Geoffrey Howe yesterday that
Cairo police were still investi¬
gating ihe two Britons held
since-November.
They .were still considering
charges against Mr Anthony
Gill and Mr Godfrey Shiner,
who were ■ arrested . "after the
uncovering of an attempt to
murder a former Libyan prime
minister now living in"Cairo.
Bomb trial, page 2
Judge threatens MP with jail over Belgrano speech
Home Nct
is .2-4. liiw Report
23
Ch-eneas
. 5-7 .hrliuKRt.
4
A'pplS *
12- .Srieore ,
12
Show reports. 28
■Sport 21-23
bUl* TV& Radio 27
.Thaitres,etc ' '27
, ItaiYHsities 12
Weather 28
Wills ' • .12
Mr Tain Daly ell was snm-
- monod before the Central
Criminal Court judge, conduct¬
ing the Belgrano secrets trial
yesterday and warned that he
might be jailed if be made
public statements about the
affair outside court..
“If you cannot control
yourself for another week, even
after this wanting, ! may be
driven to put you where you will
have no option''*, Mr Justice
McCowap said.'.
Mr DalyetL Labour MP for
Xinlithgon, ToM the lodge he
had been, a. “respecter of
courts" throughout his. 22 years
as a. member of Parliament. He
gave an undertaking to. refrain
from any more public' com¬
ments until the trial ended,
Mr Dalygil was called before
the judge >at the. end of
j yesterday's hearing'aftar pirds-
. ecu lion and defence complaints
about newspaper reports of a
speech he made at the week¬
end.
The speech touched on
evidence in the trial and both
sides claimed it could be
prejudicial.
During sometimes loud ex¬
changes the judge told the MP
he took a serious view of what
he was alleged to have said
about the sinking of the
Argentine cruiser General
Beigraoo during the Falklands
conflict.
- When Mr Justice McCowan
said he would prefer that Mr
Dalyetl -be represented by
counsel the, MP replied: “With
respect to this court, what j
said. yesterday was said in
Scotland".
He added if it was a matter
for the courts it should be’a
nutter for a Scottish court, and
if be were to contact a lawyer it
would be a Scottish lawyer.
The judge replied tersely;
“In my court I hear English
barristers, not Scottish, and ail
I am-concerned about is what
has been going on in .this
court". .
The judge said If Mr
DatyelTs speech was a com¬
ment on what had been said in
court it was "wholly inaccur¬
ate". If the MP was not seeking
to reproduce what was said in
court, he was seeking to put
forward a different version.
1 "That is somethimg (hat you
ought not to be doing during
the course of the case because it
is likely to be prejudicial to the
administration of justice."
Counsel for the defence. Mr
Bruce .Langhlaod, QC* took a
stronger view' than the pros¬
ecution . and had expressed
"extreme anger", the judge
said.
Mr Dalyeil retorted: “He
would".
When Mr Dalyeil argued:
“We are iu a very grey area",
the judge raised his voice and
told him: "You have missed the
point".
Mr Dalyelk “As-a member
of one high court to a member
of another I follow quite clearly
what you are saying."
The judge: "The point is you
must not discuss any -public
matters which are. sub judice.
They may he read by the jury
and may affect.the jury's mind,
and may prejudice a .fair trial
for this man/*
Mr Dalyeil, who has spent
long periods in court watching
the progress of the trial, said:
"As a member of the high court
of Parliament be assured I
would wish to accord to the
high court of justice all possible
help".
.The MP added: “if it is at all
helpful. I voluntarily will
refrain from any more public
comment." Mr justice McCo-
wan said he was grateful. "The
defence have deplored any
statement -by anybody outside
on ^ matters which are the
subject of this trial and which
■nihpit affect the trial. Such
statements must stop.... I
accept what I think is the
implication of what you have
said: That what you-did was
-done through ignorance."
The judge said he was aware
of .Mr Daiyell’s strongly held
and no doubt sincere views. But
he had to ask him to contain
them, as far as they touched
upon the trial, until it was over,
"U is no sense an attempt to
impose any general gag on'
J on." Trial hearing, page 2
Go-ahead
^ for paid
surrogacy
draft Bill
By Philip Webster
. Political Reporter
The Cabinet has given the
. go-ahead to Mr Norman
.Fowler, the Secretary of Slate
for Social Sen-ices, to prepare
legislation against commercial
.surrogacy for introduction in
the present session of Parlia¬
ment.
Bur before a Bill can proceed
Mr Fowler will first have to
convince his Cabinet colleagues
■ that it is sufficiently tightly
drawn to aroid tbe legal
complications which some of
them' fear coaid flow from the
measure.
The Cabinet on Thursday
gave approval in principle to an
.early Bill and n draft is quickly
being drawn up in the Depart¬
ment of Health and Social
Security.
Ministers are satisfied that
they can formulate a Bill that
will meet the legal difficulties
raised.
If that proves to be the case
Mr Fowler is expected to
- obtain final approval from his
colleagues next Wednesday.- '
The aim will he to make a
quick announcement about tbe
introduction of a Bill before Mr
Enoch Powell's measure ban¬
ning experiments on human
embryos come before the
.Commons for second reading
tbe following Friday.
Ministers do not like Mr
Powell's Bill, although the
Government is officially taking
a neutral line on it. Supporters
of the Powell Bill have argued
that it could be widened lo
include new safeguards against
commercial surrogacy. By
announcing a government Bill
in 1 advance ministers will be
able to resist 1 that suggestion.
The public furore over the
birth of a child to Britain's first
commercial surrogate mother,
Mrs Kim Cotton, last month
was one of the factors that
prompetd Mr Fowler to move
for early legislation.
_ But he encountered oppo¬
sition from ministerial col¬
leagues in Cabinet committee
and the fuil..Cabinet because of
the legal difficulties envisaged
-. A ban on .surrogacy agencies
wasptveorfhe main recommen¬
dations nf the Warnock report.
As The Times reported on
Friday, a comprehensive Bill on
that is expected in the next
session or Parliament.
Roger Scrnton, page y)
By David Smith
Economics Correspondent
Mr Nigd Lawson, Chancellor
af the Exchequer, said last night
that, the Government's econ¬
omic strategy remained firmly
on course. Mr Lawson was
speaking after a day in which a
renewed dollar surge had hit
hopes of an early cut in interest
rates.
The Chancellor, addressing
the annual banquet of the
Overseas Bankers Club a: the
Guildhall, in the City of
London said: “Interest rates
were always conceived as an
instrument of poiicv rather than
an objective of the strategy.
"It was envisaged from the
start that events beyond the
Government’s control might
'necessitate what were unasha¬
medly described as changes of
policy in order lo keep the
strategy on course."
His comments were echoed
.by Mr Robin Leigh-Pembcrton.
the Governor of the Bank of
England: “The recent extraordi¬
nary gyrations in the money
and foreign exchange markeLs
... do not have their origins in
developments in the real econ¬
omy. where wc continue to
make steady progress.'*
Pound loses
over a cent
The dollar, the initial cause of
the sterling crisis,, surged yester¬
day on expectations cT higher
LIS interest rates arising from
President Reagan's budget
proposals.
TTic pound lost more than a
.cent to close at SI.H3S in
London, with the sterling index
down 0.4 to 71.3.
However, ihe dollar's rise
was most dramatic against the
mark, against which’it gained
more than three pfennigs to
DM3.2110 in London, later
rising lo DM3.22 in New York,
the highest for 12 years.
Bank of England support for
the pound Iasi month was
indicated by figures for official
reserves, which fell by an
underlying $282 million to
$'5,52! .million last mcmJi
confirming that the Bank sold
dollars to help the pound.
The dollar's rise knocked
hopes of a cut in base rales from
their present 14 percent.
Kenneth Fleet page 15
Pay cut warning to civil
servants who lobby MPs
- By Richard Evans, Lobby Reporter
Civil servants have been
banned from taking time off to
lobby MPs against the proposed
closure of a third of Britain's
skillcentrcs. involving more
than 1.000 job losses, it was
revealed last night
They have be^n warned that
u they attend .the union-backed
protest at the Commons next
Tuesday they will be considered
lo be on strike and have their
pay docked.
Mr Tom King. Secretary nf
Slate for Employment is still
considering whether to confirm
the Manpower Services Com¬
mission decision lo close up to
29 of the skillcentrcs, and the
lobby is planned lo dissuade
him.
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Churches
By Clifford Longley
Affairs
Correspondent
t A. national exercise in search
c *a basis for church unity is to
be undertaken by most churches
in Britain over the next three
years, it was announced yester¬
day.
It will begin immediately
with each participating church,
drawing-up a statement of its
belief about itself 71*se state¬
ments will be exchanged and
analysed and inconsistencies
identified. The hope is that a
way forward will emerge from
this process. The project will
end with a series of confrences
in 1987, the final one of which
'will be a national one.
That was agreed at a meeting
of about 40 church leaders at
Lambeth Palace yesterday,
under the chairmanship of the
Archbishop of York, Dr John
Habgood.
Churches represented yester¬
day ranged from the Roman
Catholic to the Welsh Presby¬
terian. Several black churches
look part, the first time they
have been fully inlergrated in a
national church unity project.
The three stages of the project
‘misled’IVfPs
on
By Stewart Tendler,C»neltei»rter
Clive Pouting told a jury ministry tl^;h^didpot>antto;
yesterday that he leaked docu¬
ments on the sinking of the
General Belgra.no because he
felt be had td tell Parliament
bow ministers had misled it and
planned to mislead a select
committee.
On the sixth day of his trials
at the Central Criminal Court
Mr Porting? who pleads not
guilty to a charge under Section
2 of the Official Secrets Act,
said he was one of the few
people in the Ministry of
Defence to know all the foots.
He felt a responsibility to act.
He was unhappy when
ministers decided not to give
answers to questions from Mr
Tam DaJyeU. Labour MP for
Linlithgow, to whom Mr Pont-
encourage any'debate on the
Belgrano.
Disclosure was- a policy
which created'.difficulties,. Mr
Porting said. "
Mf Stanley' afgted - at one-
meeting against greater disclos¬
ure even when information was .
not ’ classified He opposed.
revealing information correct-,
ing government statements on
the first Sighting of the Belgrano
and daimed the data was secret :
Bui Mr Pouting said the
details had been given in an.
interview by - the. attain of
HMS Conqueror, -'which sank-
the Belgraiio, but the? officer had:
not been prosecuted under the
Official Secrets Act.
* Mr Porting said:- “As time
ing passed two papers. He went on it was clear ministers
thought a policy of more were refusing to give infor-
The miners’ strike
m 1 1 3 iiL ] iitfsn mi in*
1 ?S 51 * • f*.
From J>eter DavenportBa^^
' a report into the pdfiemg of Tfrereporfhas beta
the miners' strike in South: by - a~ specklesub-pminittrt
Yorkshire yesterday . . con- - whichttas; monrtOrctf polfcing:.' 'j-'r-
demned the'action of some-throughout the;'-strike, and ;
officers, said to be more intent copies arer lp -be; sent ttr-thir-yi V
on retribution than'on uphold- Horae Secretary, “MPsand to'
ing the law. die European ftu-Garaen^-whkh v r r ^ :
It spoke of the discontent and " '■%. /: -
mistrust prevalent among min¬
ing communities .' that :have
But-;-it, is . in its c outspoken Jj^ _L i-
condemnation -Of -soimr .poIiw^^ V ; .
actions - that. -thd 1 report .
witnessed some of the worst, -ihrt-- npakt
violence of the dispute. provoke'in bist cx tairo V c rs y. Thc X
The 125-page report, by tbo committeeiiv* <■"'
police arthori^y : ' stand why a pofice officer might -::
controlled South. Yor^tere - M provocation ; an^ir .
Coimty Com^-BfltonrMv, fcarforbis ora safety,trataddsr ^-y'
during the stnkeo^^atiormi irWtat they do cohdfiBm«bsol-::.> V
the arrogance, obscene ; : v
s/itir Area/1984. urges gr—eiir- Janguaae and violent behaviour : r
merit support for a J™]™* ;SLe police officers have ,
policy uuuatiy e-B>. .disolaved lowardt innocent
d&£ £5£S£.'l£ £• of W* oonwmi- ::
inquiry, similar to that headed:
by Lord Scarman on ' 4 he-
In a prefecet© the report, Mr
Brixton riots, to.. examine, the •' George Moores the c h a ir man of •
disclosure had been agreed early mation because to do so showed
last year after a letter from Mr their previous statements id
Air Clive Pouting and his wife Sally arriving at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.
Denzil Davies, Labour spokes- Parliament were incorrect".
The three stages of the project
are:
1985: each denomination draws
up a statement of its under¬
standing of “What is the nature
and purpose of the church?”:
1986: the denominations con¬
sider these statements at
national and local levels and
also official imer-ohurch state¬
ments already available,
1987: three targe regional
conferences and one final
man for defence, but this policy
parliamentary
changed as Mr Dal yell pressed questions from Mr Da I yell, Mr
for information.
Stanley had suggested replying
He drafted a reply to one that it was not policy to
letter from the MP which was comment on military oper-
cleared by naval staff as not ations. That was not true, Mr
containing classified infor- Ponting said.
mation. But Mr John Stanley,
Ministci for ifce Armed Forres,
The watershed for an increas- -
sngly unhappy Mr Ponting, an
took the line thai no fmferma- assistant secretary at (he minis-
tion should be given.
came over - a planned
Mr Stanley had told one of strategy for handling questions,
Mr Pontine's officers in the on °f engagement in’the
South Atlantic raised by the
select committee on foreign
affairs last summer. The mem¬
orandum establishing the strat¬
egy argued against anything
other than a general narrative.
- but Mr Ponting told the jury the
root of Ihe strategy was more
information would be given;
It would have shown that on
May 2 the Government agreed
to attacks on the Belgrano and
any other ship. Allbough the
Argentines were warned when
earlier zones of operations were
announced no warning was
given until May 7.
■ Mr ' Ponting said: “The
ministers were sending to
Parliament a. document that
was misleading and deliberately,
misleading in an-attempt to.
conceal the information".
- Mr Ponting decided to send'
the memorandum ’and' one of
bis draft replies to Mr DaiyeJJ.
He sent the material unsigned
to prevent Mr Daly ell question¬
ing him on other information.
Mr Dalyell was “the one MP
who through his own'knowledge
would understand the infor¬
mation."
Mr Ponting said at the time
he acted, last July, he was
looking for a post in another
ministry of considering leaving
the Civil Service. “F think with
hindsight it- would have been
better to send the document and
resign immediately."
The trial continues today...
.causes and-efiecte. of the strike. •• ;-tbe- police- authority, reinforces
7 Legislative and procedural .the-critieisni. - He-" says- /tNo.
changes aimed l it:' preventing - policeman has a lawful right to.
violent clashes between strikers dish out punishment, to any
and the- police are also called' citizen. That is the function of
for. 1 ..thecourts.
Strikers NUM area
blamed for
loss of pit
refuses to
backdown
national conference will digest
the outcome of these studies.
What happens next has been
left onen.
Financing the church, page 7
Drug firms
‘cut back
Defeat likely on justice Bill
By Frances Gibb, Legal Affairs Correspondent
Judge praises
brave WPC
on research 9
Woman Police Constable
Karen Kinger was praised by
Judge Christopher Beaumont in
the Central Criminal Court
yesterday for her “outstanding
bravery” in tackling a threc-
man robbery gang single-hand¬
ed.
Geoffrey Roper, of Hazel-
dean Road. Hariesdcn. north
west London, was jailed for
eight-and-a-half years for
attempted armed robbery on a
post office in Harlesden and
assaulting WPC Kinger. An¬
thony Gordon, of Commercial
Way. Peckham. South London
who fired a shot during the raid,
was jailed for 10 years.
By Onr Social Services
Correspondent
Ferry pact "
A dispute over redundancy
pay which halted and disrupted
cross-Channel ferry services
from Portsmouth was resolved
yesterday. Townsend Thoresen,
one of the lines affected,
pfonned to resume scheduled
sailings to Le Havre Iasi nighL.
Drug companies have de¬
ferred or cancelled investment
in production and research
facilities worth more than £138
million since the Government
announced its plans for a
restricted list of National
Health Service drugs, according
to an accountants" survey.
Twenty companies, including
Wvelh, Warner-Lambert, Ster¬
ling Winihrop, Upjohn, Lilly,
and Reckilt and Colman.
replied to the Peat Marwick
Mitchell survey, which esti¬
mated that 2,000 jobs would be
lost.
Lord Ennals, former Sec¬
retary of State for Social
Services, said that the limited
list proposal, coming on top of
past and planned cuts in the
drug industry’s profitability,
was leading to “withdrawal and
cancellation of investment’*.
An alliance of peers from all
main political parties is ex¬
pected to force a government
defeat today over clause 43 of
the Administration of Justice
Bill, unless a change of intent is
indicated by the Lord Chan¬
cellor.
The clause would abolish a
citizen's right of appeal when
refused leave by courts to
challenge an administrative or
government decision.
Four peers from across the
political' spectrum. Lord
Denning former Master' of the
Rolls and a crctes-bencher. Lord
Elwyn-Jones. former Labour
Lord Chancellor, Lord
Campbell of Alioway (Con¬
servative), and Lord Hutchin¬
son of Lullington (SDP) are
leading a move to have the
clause dropped.
The proposal has already
been strongly criticized in the
Lords from peers on both sides
of the house, including Lord
Rawlinson. QC. former Con¬
servative Attorney General, and
from lawyers and judges else¬
where.
the proposal. The Court of
Appeal, led by Lord Justice
Ackner. recently said it was
“troubled" by the proposal to
end unrestricted' access to that
court in an area where so much
of the litigation “was directed to
preventing alleged abuse of.
power”.
No move
on rate
capping
It is opposed bv the Law
Society and by specialist law¬
yers working in those areas of
taw such as immigration and
administrative law that the
proposal wHl affect.
Judges, too. have condemned
The aim of the clause is to
case the burden on the Court of
Appeal with its heavy workload.
But in the debate on the Bill’s
second reading. Lord Rawlin¬
son said that a search' for
efficiency should not be an
excuse for removing the “very
proper rights of the individ¬
uals”. .
Hume condemned by
Hurd on IRA talks
From Richard
Correction
Dr Robert Edward’s statement on
Mr Enoch Powell's Unborn Chiti
dren (Protection) Bill on Saturday
that ihe Bill would make abortion
more difficult, should have read:
“Under this Bill, it would be more
difficult io try lo establish a
pregnancy than to abort an existing
foetus'*. The Bill’s memorandum
specifically states that its provisions
do not a fleet abortion.
In 1983, drug company
profits were cut by about £100
million a year by reducing from
24 to 21 per cent the target rate
of return they could make on
capital.
Mr Kenneth Clarke. Minister
for Health, is expected- to
announce shortly a further cut
to nearer 17 per cent, the
recommended maximum for
high risk industries put forward
by the review board on
government contracts.
Figures from the Peat Mar¬
wick Mitchell survey were put
to Mr Norman Fowler. Sec¬
retary of- State for Social
Services, yesterday when the all¬
party parliamentary group on
the pharmaceutical industry
met him to protest at the
limited list proposal. _
Backhouse injuries ‘could
have been self-inflicted 9
. The proposed meeting
between Mr John Hume, the
leader of the Social Democratic
and Labour Party, and the
Provisional IRA leadership was
condemned by Mr Douglas
Hurd yesterday as prospects for
inter-party talks in Northern
Ireland, appeared doomed.
As Mr. Hume insisted he
would not "back off" from the
meeting in spite of government
disapproval, and the clear anger
and opposition of the Irish
Prime Minister. Mr Hurd said it
would give the terrorists an
impression of respectability.
With the Unionist politicians
alleging that Mr Hume had
deliberately schemed to end
prospects for inter-party lalks
on breaking the political dead¬
lock. the SDLFs deputy leader
came to his leader’s aid. along'
with the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Derry. Dr Edward
Daly, who said that they
supported his proposed meeting
with the army council of the
Provisional IRA.
Mr,Hurd, the.Secretary of
State for Northern Ireland.
Ford, Belfast
hoped that the meeting, at
which.Mr*Hume has said.he
will uigetHe provisional leader¬
ship lo end their campaign of
violence, would not take place
as he saw little point in talking
with terrorists, who lived by
violence:
Disruptive
teachers
to lose pay
Mr Hurd said the Provisional
IRA played -at politics through
ProvisionatSinn Fein but “their
real concern is with what they
call the armed struggle, which is
killing innocent Irishmen in the
cause of the unity of Ireland”.
He feared that such a meeting
would give the provisionals a
propaganda victory and it was
possible that a criminal offence
would be committed as the
organization is illegal in the
North. He ruled out that Mr
Hume would be committing
any olTcncc.
Mr Hurd's condemnation of
the meeting, followed criticism
from Dr Garret FitzGerald,
who said that if the army
council meeting could be
identified in the republic, it
would be broken up.
Leading articles, page II
Front 71m Jones, Bristol
A Home Office pathologist
told the Bristol Crown Court
car bomb trial yesterday that
wounds suffered by Graham
Backhouse to his face and chest
could have been self-inflicted.
Dr William Kennard said
that one reason for his con¬
clusion was the absence of any
cuts on Mr Backhouse's hands
suggesting that he was defend¬
ing himself against an assailant
Earlier, the court had been
told that when the police
arrived at Mr - Backhouse's
farmhouse they discovered him
bloodstained and sobbing-near
the body of his neighbour, Mr
Colvn Bedale-Taylor, who was
clutching a Stanley knife.
The Crown, claims that Mr
Backhouse, aged 43, attempted
to murder his wife Margaret,
aged 37, with a car bomb to
collect £ 100.000 life insurance.
It also alleges, that, to-provide
a scapegoat for his crime, he
killed Mr BcdaJe-Tajlor. aged
63. after luring him to the
farmhouse. Mr Backhouse, it is
alleged, invented, a hate cam-,
paign against his family to
throw the .police olThis tracks.
Mr Backhouse, of Widdcn
Hill Farm, Horton Avon, has
denied both charges. .
Dr Kennard said that the
wounds could have been self-
inflicted or inflicted by an
attacker. “But I favour self-in¬
flicted", he said. He would have
expected Mr Bedale-Taylor to
have dropped a knife had he
been holding one when he was
shot twice in the chcsL
Mr Lionel Read, QC. for the
defence, said Mr Backhouse
would say they were drinking
coffee in the kitchen when Mr
Bedale-Taylor lunged at him
with the knife.
Dr Brian Hockey, a GP. said
that he had treated Mr Bedale-
Taylor for a physical ailment
four days after Mrs Backhouse
was severely injured by the car
bomb. He saw no signs that he
was mentally unstable.
He agreed, however, that one
of his colleagues had previously
referred Mr. Bedale-Taylor to a
psychiatrist because he was
suffering from depression. He
also agreed that people suffering
■from paranoid schizophrenia
could appear normal.
Dr Ian West, a consultant
forensic pathologist, said* that if
the wounds suffered by Mr
Backhouse had been inflicted by
an assailant, then the victim
would have been held 1 firmly
from behind.
The case continues today.
At risk: Mr Evans, Mr Kilroy-Silk, Mr Bermingham.
Three Labour MPs face
reselection challenge
By Philip Webster, Political Reporter
Fuel rebate likely to end
Electricity boards ,are_.cx-_
pected to end a scheme giving
rebates to people whose bill for
electricity consumed is lower
than the standing charge, after -
evidence that it is "grossly
inefficient, and wasteful
The London Bectricity Con¬
sultative Council, the watchdog
for the London Bectricity
Board, said yesterday, that the
board’s scheme alone was
costing almost £3 million a
..ycanJBut it had done very little
to help those in greatest,
hardship and had even ben¬
efited. some who were, not
cniiiled to help. _ -• ‘
Similar schemes in Scotland
arc being discontinued after it
was found that second-home
owners and empty business
premises benefited most
It -was brought in after
pressure from pensioners'
groups such as Age Concent. -
Three Labour MPs in the
North-west, including two
frontbench spokesmen in the
Commons, are now. certain to
be challenged in the reselection
round which has just goi under
wgy.
Mr -John Evans, spokesman
on employment and MP far St
Helens North. Mr Robert
Kilroy-Silk. spokesman on
home affairs and MP for
Knowsley North, and Mr Gerry
Bermingham, MP for St Helens
South, arc in difficulties with
their constituency panics and
challengers have already de¬
clared themselves.
Mr Evans, a member of the
National Executive Committee,
45 to be opposed by Mr John
Duncan, his constituency party
secretary. He had angered bis
general management committee
by proposing .on behalf of the
NEC the one-member one-vote
system for ■ resdcction at last
year’s party conference.
Th& disagreement was under¬
lined -when Mr Duncan, aged
35, a teacher and Merseyside
county councillor; wenl 16 Ihr
rostrum to denounce the plan
and criticized Mr Evans for
proposing it. It was eventually
defeated.
Several names have been
mentioned as possible chal¬
lengers against Mr. Kilroy-SilK.
hut Mr Jim Llo>d. aged 46. the
leader, of Knowsley Borough
Council, is already in the
running. In St Helens'South, Mr
Bermingham. whose general
management com mince dis¬
sociated itself from him last
year, is certain to face a
challenge from his constituency
party secretary, Mr Gerry
Caughey. aged 49.. He is the co¬
ordinator of the -trade union
unemployment. centre in St
Helens.
By Lucy Hodges .
Education Correspondent;
Local authorities are ex¬
pected to deduct. pay from
teachers wh» take industrial
action, organized by the
-National Union of Teachers,
from tomorrow.
It Is understood that five
councils — Kent, Birmin gham,
Staffordshire, N,Tth Yorkshire
and Solihull - three of them
Conservative-coatrolled and
two Labour, have written to
heads or to individual teachers
saying that any action which
interferes with the running of
schools risks their being held
in breach of contract.
A further fhe authorities,
foor Conservative-controlled
and one Labour, are expected
to take, the .same .line, rec¬
ommended to them by the
Connell for Local Education
Authorities. They are: Suffolk.
Oxfordshire, Buckingham¬
shire, Cambridgeshire and
Nottinghamshire.
The threat will seriously
weaken the union's action
nationally, but will not deter
members in traditionally mili¬
tant areas, such as London and
a few other cities, where pupils
will be sent home or told not to
attend lessons.
'0 Union leaders representing
local government manual
workers and teachers are
drawing up plans for joint
industrial action and claims
that the Government has
instructed local councils to
depress wage settlements this
year (Our Labour Correspon¬
dent writes).
A--meeting yesterday of the
TUC local government com¬
mittee called on all unions to
“plan a strategy in order to
bring the greatest possible
pressure on the employers” to
improve the 4.75 per cent offer
to council manual workers in
view of previous commitments
that they should be treated as a
special case.
Parliament, page 4
leading article, page I!
By David Walker
Social Policy Correspondent
Mr Patrick 1 Jenkin, Secretary
of State for the -Environment,
was yesterday condemned - as
belligerent and duplicitous by
Labour council leaders after-a :
meeting at which they had
hoped to negotiate concessions
on. spending and rates for the
coming year. ' -•
Mr David Blunkett, leader of
Sheffield council, speaking fora
delegation from 26 councils,
complained that Mr Jenkin had
consistently said “no" lo their
demands to jettison rate-capping
and the penalties levied by the
Govemmenton high-spenders.
But for Mr Jenkin the
meeting .turned out_ to- be a
victory in his propaganda- battle
with the hard-line. Labour
councils. He has.been advised
. that up until the last moment
when Parliament fixes the-rates
for the 17 councils selected for
rate-capping he must appear to
be reasonable; or. he runs the
risk of a successful challenge to
his policy in the High Court.
So yesterday Mr' Jenkins
welcomed the delegation • and
said afterwards thar his doior
was always open to councillors
who wanted to put points or
provide information about
spending.
The fact that Mr Blufikett
The fact that Mr Blufikett
claimed that meeting constitued
“negotiations” was hailed by
officials from the Department
of the Environment as recog¬
nition of how reasonable Mr
Jenkins has been. >
. According to council figures,
the Government is insisting
that Merseyside County Coun¬
cil cuts its budget for 1983-86
by nearly !8 per cent, or £44
million; the Greater London
Council by 9 per cent of £74
million: Hackney by 30 per cent
or £33 million arid Basildon by
19 per cent or nearly £6 million.
Tories pressed
to oppose
water rate rise
By Ronald. Faux ;
Unions and management
blamed each other yesterday
for the loss of Frances colBery
In Fife and its 500. jobs, as
miners and engineers seated off
'the burning coal face at the pit-
Th? National Coal Board ht
Scotland and Nacods, the pit
deputies' union, said, the fault
lay. with .the .striking, miners
1 who were jeopardizing a further
300 joh« at the neighbouring
Seafield colliery, where a
second-lire is ragms- .
More than 20. NationaT
Union of Mineworkers pickets
outside Seafield prevented
foremen from entering the
colliery' yesterday. The coal
board said 'the fact that strikers
were forcing foremen in the pit
to work a doable shift, hamper¬
ing the fire-fighting operation,
was a fair measure of how
seriously the NITM was treaty
ing the emergency.
Mr James Hay, chairman of
the Seafield branch of Nacods,
said; “The attitude of the
NyM is ridknloas-.They have
-lost the Frances yet they are.
still endangering , 4>ur.-main.
face.”
Mr John NeQson, NUM
delegate ht Seafield, sold later '
yesterday,- there had. been a
nnsunderstanding over the
picketing-out of foreman at the
colliery and they were, to be
allowed inside the pit. .
• Seventeen striking miners
bat fines.cat at an appeal court
in York 'yesterday. They .had
each, been fined £200 by Selby
magistrates .for obstructing the-
poltee at the North Selby .miae
last June. '.
Bnt after hearing that other
miners has been fined only £70
each by different magistrates
for similiar offences, . Judge
Raymond Dean QC, sitting at
York Crown Court,allowed
their appeal .to .bring the ;
sentences into line.
• A -£2,150 payment to
- striking miners was made from
student, onion funds at. North
London Polytechnic hi flagrant
disobedience of a High Court
- injunction, a judge said yester¬
day; . . ~
Mr Justice Peter Gibson
refused an application by
officers of the union to
discharge a receiver appointed
by the court over the union's
financial affairs.
Parliament, page 4
*'■: By OjarLtegalAStdrs
Correspondent
The South Wales NUM area '
has decided not to purge the
contempt of-court that led tn_its
assets being seized .the Highv-^
Court was told yesterday; • —
: 7. Its assets, therefore, are likely V
to remain 'in the hands of the. ■ y '
- sequestrators indefinitely, .Mt. ^ "■
Anthony Scrivener, QC, for the ; ^
union; said.
.He was making subqiissions''’J:;.
on the ninth day of an action by-' 1 '
20 working pitmen-Who wart-to f .-
ouitaw mass picketing in 'th'fe'-^y
South Wales area and ban the J'-'
spending of union money by, 0 : '
their area .officials on what they-c
claim is unlawful picketing. The~ \ " r .
case Ctmtiiiiies today.,;."' 'y’.;
In another case; lawyers' for
the union and its leaders come
before the High-XTourl today to
■ seek an adjournment of pro-' J ".
ceedings brought by 19 working'
miners who want , to outlaw .
mass picketing.
Mr Michael SciTer! for the - .
union; has dalmcd-that legal
actions by working.miners are-'-'*;'.,
“pan of a government; and ’’ 1 •
National Coal.Board-sponsored *■
campaign- to weaken Lhe strike
and the NUM”. . He is seeking'
.more time to prepare for the
action. • . '• ••
Also today, lawyers for th*
sequestrators will continue then \
claim before thr Highf Court iiv
Dublin for about £2.7million of * •
; the uhiorfS-isiets frozen m an \
/rishbank.' '. v. , —- : .
The'claim .is being made
alongside a similar^one by Mr
Michael ArobldL ihe accountant ''
appointed to’control the NUM
funds.
■•.'Yesterday. Mr David Negus,-:
solid tor for the National Work-. •
ing Miners’ Committee, said - h
-that he wifi be proceeding soon .
in an action in which working
miners seek to have the NUM
executive made personally li- ’ • •
able for the £200,000 contempt
of court by Mr Arnold.
Two more sets of contempt v
proceedings may be brought. - C "v 1
First, the NUM - may tacc-;., f J
proceedings over its attempts to_i>-
frustrate the efforts or the .
sequestrators.
Second, there may .be con¬
tempt proceedings- against ^
unions that have-assisted- the..
NUM with loans. .. ’ '. ' *■* :
. Parliament, page4-U
Changes for police, page 10 ~
m
Pressure on the 120 Con¬
servative MPs. within the
Thames Water Authority area
lo vole against Ihe Govern¬
ment's decision to impose a 10
per cent increase in charges on
more than 11 million con¬
sumers rose yesterday (Our
Political Reporter writes).
On Thursday a government
order goes before the Commons
which will roughly double the
rate of return , required of water
authorities, and which will
mean a water rate increase in
the Thames area .7. per cent
higher than the authority.says U
needs. \
A Conservative: revolt is
already certain, but indications
arc that most of the rebels win
abstain rather than vote against
the Govern mem. with the result
that the order will probably, gel
through.
Shorts win deal from
China for 8 aircraft
Short' Brothers, the Belfast
aircraft manufacturers, have
signed a contract to deliver
eight of-its-^ 6 -sear ; commuter
airliners to China's stair airline.
ATAAC. later-this year. -
The deal is the first purchase
of British aircraft by the
Chinese authorities since the
sale of Tridcm jet airliners to
C.AAC in the mid-1970s. Short’s'
chairman and managing tiirec-
ton Sir Philip Foreman, said
yesterday it was “one of the
most significant deals to be
landed by any United Kingdom
aerospace manufacturer for
many years"
It is seen by industry
observers in Belfast as the
forerunner of repeat orders'
from China, particularly in the
context of its need^ to upgrade '•-■
and extend domestic. air'
services and its “new economic**
order".- -
.. Under ' new . \ liberalizing:
measures, provincial adminisr ^
trators now have the freedom id "
set up their own autonomous.. ',
regional airlines. They .are V
already making deals iridepen-'.'.^
dcmly with foreign' suppliers..“
Boeing 737s were ordered Castlv
month by the provincial I-
government of Yunnan-rather
lhan by the centralized C.AAC. .
No value; for the Chinese
contract was disclosed by Shorts -
yesterday but the price of the
civil 3o0 airliner in . North 1 '
America, where ft has. been a v
best seller, is about S4.5 million.
Bomb trial Libyans shielded by bullet-proof glass
• Mr John.Golding. Labour
MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme,
claimed that Jc..had beaten a
left-wing challenge. He has won
38 out of 41 nominations from
local Labour Party brandies
and trade unions backing him
to fight the next general
election. ‘
Four students denied bomb
charges when they appeared
before Manchester Crown
Court yesterday behind bullet¬
proof glass.
The court room was sealed
off from the rest of the building,
an armed detective sat beside
ihe judge, Mr Justice Cart ley,.
who had been searched, streets
round the court were dosed (o
traffic and journalists, vetted in
advance, were given body
searches.
. Six police officers stood in
the dock guarding the defend¬
ants. all Libyans with Man¬
chester addresses, and three
interpreters, two hired by tlw
defence and one for the Crown,
sat behind them.
Mohammed Shlabak, aged
25. of Dickenson Road. Long-
sighu Abdulsalam Shnayb. aged
29. of- Egmom Street, Cheet-
ham. and Khalid Mansoor and
Taher Abouzoz. both aged 23.
of Delauneys Road, Crumpsall,
stared straight ahead as the
charges were read. "
All four denied conspiring to
cause an explosion -or ex¬
plosions between: November I,
1983 and March 12 last year.
All except Mr Shnayb are also
charged -with: causing an ex¬
plosion on March 11 last year,
which they also deny.
Mr Rhys Davies, for the
prosecution, said that at 4.40am
on March tl there was an
explosion beneath a Citroen car
belonging to a Libyan in Alness
Road in the Whallev Rant*
district of Manchester. At about
7am a second device was seen
on the windowsill of a-basement-
flat in the house where the
Libyan lived..
After being assured that the
house was empty an Army
officer from.a bomb disposal,
unit fired a" low-velocity shot
intended to disrupt the device
but it wem off. causing struc¬
tural damage. A couple, and
their small child were still tn a-
flat and were* injured.
Soon after the first explosion
two men were seen gerting imo
a car parked without lights near
by which was driven away.’
Mr. Davies said that Mr
Abouzoz came to Erygtand in
1981'and arrived in Manchester
in early 1984. He Had enrolled
for a diploma course at North : 1
Trafford College. Manchester,' 1 ,
but. despite paying fees" of*'
£ 1 . 000 . his attendance record-
was not good.
Mr Shlabak came to England
in 1982 and enrolled on '•*.>-
telecommunications course' afci
Opcnshaw. Technical College,'"
Manchester. ... .
. Mr Mansoor came io Ena- '
land in 198J and tn FcforSyl*-
1984 was served with a naticeof; i
curtailment to remain hr Britaftlr
while he was a student at hftjrtlr-
.Trafford.College. .
. Mr Shnayb came to EngJanCL
m February 1984 and was^
student at the Abraham’Mb®.',
College iir Manchester... - *
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drugs to a wealthy residenrio ,
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crown, court- jury was told
yesterday. ..‘..V. v .-.V'/' .
Mrs Nofah Kirby. agedW,
had .been secretary ahdhouser
keeper to tlwcomposex Dr Jplm
Ireland. When, he dipdTin J962
hc-fcft ber.tbc royalties from all
his- published.worts. i; ; .:...
Her! Vstaif; was , valued -at
£ 100.000and she hid an animal
income .j>f - Mrs .
Kirbv had intended to leave the
money to-a irust she had set up
in Dr Ireland's, memory, Mr
Michael "Gate/forthc prosecu¬
tion. slid: pr Maidstone Crown
Court. , - ..
But five days before her death
sher.mode a new. will leaving all
iter residual, estate “not to the
trust to which ^bchad devoted
all her life" but to the owners of
the. old people's home. Maxwell .
Till)ngs and. his. wile Sylvia. - Mr
Gale said-
Mr Tilling*, aged 46. and his
wife." aged". 39; of-Sea "Road.
Westgate. Kern, have tieiH'eda
total of ninc chaig&s. including
home were well looked after
-and^ lived in comfort but Mrs
Tilluigs presented herself as a
state-enrolled nurse and signed
herself as the matron, although
her only nursing experience had
been as an unqualified auxili¬
ary.
Her husband, a painter, had
described himself as a mole
nursing assistant
• When Mrs Kirby went to slay
at Cabin Court Lodge, in July
1983. she uas physically dis¬
abled but mentally alcrL
In a series of wills, she had
left all her residual estate to the
John Ireland Charitable Trust
and announced her desire that
her house should become a
permanent* memorial to the
composer.
Mr Gale said thcTiUings had
been told by a docior in'October
1983 that Mrs Kirby had only^
short time to live, and in
November that year .she died of
Pneumonia, cancer and heart
disease. Bui further analysis had
shown traces-of four different
drugs.
The .prosecution would call
evidence, he said, to show that
the combination, of 'drugs
“could, interfere with the judge¬
ment of a patient, particularly
an old person, and could, render
them more suggestible and open
to persuasion.":
He said that- Mrs Kirby had
signed cheques for £500 and
: £600 made out to Mr and Mrs
Tilling®.-'The defendants were
unable to explain, what the
cheques were for, Mr Gale said.
He added that shortly before
her death Mrs Kirby hitd
executed an irrevocable author!
anion for £15.000 to the
defendants from the'proceeds of
the planned sale of her home.
"The case for the Crown
that these two defendants
deliberately administered drugs
to Mrs Kirby in order
confuse her”, he said.
Mr Gale added that within
hours of Mrs Kirby's death,
without consulting any of her
friends, the defendants made
arrangements to have her
cremated.
The trial continues today and
is expected to last two to three
wcefcs.
Organ donors told
of Aids risk
r By Thomson Prentice, Science Correspondent
People at- risk from develop¬
ing Aids-are being urged by the
Department: of Health “/not to
after to* donate organs, for fear
that the disease could -be passed
to transplant patients. '
The .latest in a series- of.
government warnings about
Aids was-issued.yesterday after
the death of a man aged 57. who
was infected with the Aids virus
before receivirig r.a kidney
transplants year ago.
Doctors believe that- Mr.
Colin Beaton, a married man
from London, -was.cxppsed. to
the virus When he received a
blood transfusion iri Los An¬
geles three yeans ago. Doctors
think the kidney transplant
Groups at risk include prac-
1 rising , homosexuals, bisexuals,
intravenous drug .addicts,
haemophiliacs and people who
have lived fn central Africa in
the past five years. •
The dea^of-a . second Aids
victim at the isolation uph of
Ham Green Hospital. Bristol,
was ■' announced yesterday.
Doctors said that the condition
of the man -aged 40 from Bath,
deteriorated rapidly while he
was being treated for fungal
meningitis after contracting the
Aids virus...
A: Bristol man. aged 28 who
had also contracted Aids..died
in the same hospital last week
operation at.. Hamrhcrsmith_ from skin cancer:
Union officials representing
laboratory staff at Chelmsford,
where . the. Rev ' Gregory
Richards, -, the - chaplain of
Chelmsford prison, - died from
Aids-last week, have asked the
Health and Safely Executive for
an. /investigation into Mr
Hospital, west London, last year
mado him more vulnerable to
the Aids virus contracted in Los
Angeles. .
However, health r experts
generally agree . :thai' r other
transplant patients .could de¬
velop 'the- - disease- facqufred
immune deficiency syndrome) Richards’s .admission tohospi-
unless people who havc.beetf" ~- r r. "
exposed to the virus stop- The AssOciaiion'of;Sfcientific.
carryiogprgandorwrtards..* Technical and Managerial Siaffe
‘ The health departments said yesterday that staff were
advisers on the disease derided not given information about his
last week that people at risk condition after he was admii-
should not be organ donors or ted,-, although Aidshad been
cany organ donor cards: ' •" diagnosed.. -
Secretaries of the future
- By BHl Johnstone, Technology Correspondent;
Fuiure.secrctaries will need a plcx administrative tasks”,
high degree ofxotnpuier literacy
and be capable of managerial
decisions.
Mr Stephen Be van. author of
a report into research conducted
by the. Institute of Manpower
Studies at the University ' of
The introduction of micro¬
computers int'oofficfcs. replac¬
ing electronic typewriters .and
word processors are forcing
more responsibilities on sec¬
retaries. They will., need to
decide the information .id be
Sussex, said: “Large companies presented to tipper management
arc experiencing a rapid con ver- and typ,sis: Tfc.hnpaa
gcnce ol role between manager nf Offiic Attitvnarinn. (Institute of
and .secretary, with - secretaries. Manpower Studies, University of
carrying out increasingly -com- Sussex. Brighton BNl 9RF.)£6.
A taxing
shaggy
dog story
By Michael Horsnell
William of AreLhyn might be
past his best, as old English
sheepdogs go. He docs not
phase cats anymore and prefers
his owner's settee tu a walk.
But that docs not mean he is
too old a dog to be taught new
tricks.
For William, a proud 12-year
uld, has just outfoxed the
Inland Revenue Id accumulat¬
ing his first £100,000 on the
stock market.
Tbc Board of Inland Rev¬
enue confirmed yesterday that
it has given up a long straggle
for capital gains tax of about
£30,000.
William moved into the
stock market in 1973 when his
owner, Miss Antbea Clift, from
Palmers Green, north London,
permitted her then employer,
Robert -Beckman, an invest¬
ment analyst, to open a trading
account in the pup's name.
Mr Beckman, who started
tjie account off with next to
nothing for fnn and to test bis
investment philosophy-; empha¬
sized, that only the dog should
hare access to any profits.
; The' taxman’s bone of con¬
tention was that not even a
sheepdog should have his day
w ithout paying for it.
' As shares were bought and
sold In William’s name the
Inland Revenue tried assessing
his owner for tax, assessing Mr
Beckman, and assessing them
jointly.
But William has seen OfT the
fifth inspector to inquire into
his portfolio. Tax consultants
have advised that an animal
may own property but only- a
tinman being can pay tax.
Bat no one will be able to
collect the money invested in
gilts, bonds and unit trusts.
-“Four centuries from now
with ail (he interest it is
accumulating the account will
probably be tbc biggest in the
world,” Mr Beckman said
To a tea: Mr Julian West and his-wife. Halloa, with their daughter, Polly, aged seven,
' outside their tea rooms named as “Tea Place of the Year'^Photiograph:' Peter Trievnor).
Straining to find a decent cuppa
By Robin Young
Brilons no longer seem
capable uf complaining about
(he lack of a decent cup of tea,
Mr Egon Ronay alleges .in his
latest publication.
His 19S5 Lucas guide for
gourmets on family bndgets.
Just a Bite, says that a good
cup of tea is about the hardest
thing for Egon Ronay inspec¬
tors to find.
After the book went to press,
special search of - London
markets, railway - stations,
cabbies’ shelters and mobile tea
stands failed lo find a single
one of acceptable standard. -
Of the 957 establishments
.recommehdedJu the guide, only
391 quality for a. “good tea"
symbol.; ■ _•
.1
One haring that distinction
and named Tea Place of the
Vear. is The Poliv Tea Rooms
in Marlborough. Wiltshire, a
low beamed . ..establishment,
which Mr Ronay found “absol¬
utely enchanting”.
Cooked breakfasts there are
£2.85. home-made squp and
rail is 95pi. Quiche'and. salad or
chilli: con;came■ for lunch is.
£2.95.- small handmade cakes
cost 50p, set teas are £1.65 and
a pot of excellent-tea. -45p per -
person.
"A myriad.of mouthwatering
delights,” Mr Ronay enthuses,
adding- ; that the zabaglkme
gateau at£I.I5 a slice is “pure-,
magic”, r .
Mr - Ronay i complains that
there are too few fish and chip
shops fit to list, food io wine
bars is lamentable, misused
microwave ovens are a spread¬
ing menace.
Vegetarian restaurants are
-good, if you can stomach the
philosophical and religious
beliefs the proprietors insist on
propounding, he says.
Just- a Bite Egon Rortay’s Lucas
.Guide 1985 for Gourmets on a
Family Budget (Mitchell Beazley.
: # Britons drink an average of
: four cups of tea a person a day,
but . more than half the sample
-in a ’ poll by Gallup for
1 Ridgways published yesterday
’ believe .that the- British, do. not
know, how to moke, a really
-good cup of iea. "
Princess is
fined £500
for beating
her maids
By Patricia Clough
A Kuwaiti princess was given
a six-month suspended jail
sentence yesterday for beating
her two maids in her Bayswater
borne.
Sheika Faria A1 Sabah, aged
30, was told by Judge Hayman
at Knightsbridge Crown Court
that her conduct was “disgrace¬
ful. verging on the barbari-
c... you hive escaped prison
by the skin of your tenth”.
He also fined her £500 and
ordered her to pay £1,250
compensation and £250 costs.
The princess, wearing dark
| glasses and a black western
dress, pleaded guilty to whip¬
ping Mrs Samsui Ariffa. aged
20. of Sri Lanka, with an electric
flex, breaking her skin, and
burning her hand by pressing it
on a hotplate. She also admitted
-giving the other maid, Mrs
Laxrai Swami, aged 40, a black
eye.
Her sister, Sheika Sariya A1
Sabah, aged 40, who is accused
of more assaults on the two
maids, was said to be severally
ill in a Kuwaiti hospital. Her
trial was postponed.
The princesses’ luxury home
»n Bathurst Street and £15.000
were retained as surety.
Mr Anthony Longden. for the
prosecution, said the mistreat¬
ment came to light in July 1983
when a local shopkeeper. Mr
Ling, noticed that Mrs Ariffa
had numerous injuries. He
helped her to escape, catching a
suitcase she threw out of a first-
floor window, and she look
refuge in the Sri Lankan
embassy.
The police found at least six
lengths of electric flex in the
house and a black riding crop
which had been used to beat the
maids. They also found a
bloodstained dress belonging to
Mrs Ariffa.
The two women had been
struck frequently “for what they
considered to be no misde¬
meanour. such as looking out of
the window or sweeping loo
slowly, he said.
Mr.Give Nicholls, QC, for
the princess, said she was a
person “of some standing in her
own country”, hod previously
been of good character and
voluntarily returned to Britain
twice to attend the proceedings.
She had been under stress
bringing up four children
without a husband, caring for
her sister whose illnesses in¬
volved acute depression, and
running a trading and construc¬
tion company in Kuwait. “She
says tins time things were very
much on top of her”, he said.
RSC takes play abroad to offset grant cut
By David Hewson
Arts Correspondent
The Royal- Shakespeare
Company is to mount an export
drive, headed by its award-win¬
ning; production of A ’icJio/as
Xrcklcby io compensate for its
rffcctivc cuf in Arts- Council
grant.
The RSCs grant will be
limited to 2 per cent this year,
less than the rale of. inflation,
forcing the company to empha¬
size the commercial potential of
successful productions. ■
The number of Shakespeare
productions at Stratford will be
reduced io four, from the usual
, five or six>-partly.to accommo¬
date the revival of. Mickc/by
.before- iris taken on a lengthy
dollar-eaming tour of . the.
United States.
But the RSCs reaction to-the.'
present' level of arts -grants
settlement is muted compared
joint • artistic -director, said revival of flick/chy.
yesterday. ; ■ ■
“li seemed .to’ us . highly
, unlikely that. the. Arts Council
would receive from the .Govern¬
ment the amount of money that
it wanted. • We ■ tried to plan
accordingly, realizing that prob-
wiih'. that or the National ■ ably there'would be~a shortfall
Theatre, where Sir Peter Hall, across .the board. What wc have
i he director., has spoken of t he a trjed to do first of all is to set up
r_u_j t- a .season which is committed to
fabric of the arts world’being
torn -.apan .by .government
spending cuts: ■ •
The RSC: which received
extra 'aris' funds last year as-a
result of the Priestley Report,
had expected the squeeze on
grants. Mr Terry -Hands, its
self-help, he said.
: That policy is likely to lead to
the -transfer of three RSC
productions to the West End.
arid a new musical based on Les
MisOraldcs also destined for'the
West 'End. in-addition to the
The commercial prospects of
RSC productions had become
part of its planning, Mr Hands
added. “There really is no such
thing as subsidized theatre in
England. What we have is
.commercial theatre in which
there is public investment. We
have always been concerned
with box office. That building-
in of commercial potential has
now become mandatory.”
The company intends to
pursue new writing, principally
on its small stages, with plays by
Edward Bond. Howard Barker
and Peter Barnes.
Scientist’s
worry over
breath test
‘puff power
By Rupert Morris
Fresb doubt was cast yester¬
day oh the reliability of the Lion
imoximeter 3000 breath-testing
machine, by Mr Alan Parsons, a
forensic scientist and director of
GC Laboratories, who said the
harder a person blew into the
machine, the more difficult it
was to obtain a reading.
don’t feel it’s right." he
said. “There’s a chance of
■people being wrongly convicted
because they tried too hard to
blow into the machine.”
Mr Parsons tested the ma¬
chine under Home Office
asupices at Aldermasion. and
found that if the strength of the
blow was above a certain level,
the machine required more
breath to produce a reading
The Intoximeter is supposed to
require only 1.5 litres of breath,
well within the average person's
vital capacity.
Mr Parsons found that when
two bars were illuminated. 1.5
litres were sufficient for a
reading But when the blow was
stronger and three bars were
illuminated, h required 2.3
litres of breath: four bans
necessitated 2.6 litres: and five
bars, 3.8.
Mr Parsons said: “The
average man's vital capacity is
4.5 litres of breath, the average
woman's 3 litres. Thus it is
quite possible that someone, a
woman in particular, might
blow hard enough to light up
four or five bars, but be
physically unable to provide
that volume of breath."
He said that the operator's
manual specified only that the
subject be asked to lake a deep
breath and blow into the
mouthpiece until a reading was
obtained. Many policemen, he
said, would be unaware of the
need for the subject to blow
slowly and steadily.
The Home Office, which look
no special action as a result of
Mr Parson's findings, denied
that. It was said that several
pages of guidelines, updated
and expanded last year, told
operators to get the subject to
give "a steady blow”, and
advised that if a satisfactory
reading could not be obtained, a
blood or urine test should be
offered.
Four arrested in
fishing boat raid
■ Four men were charged with
drugs offences yesterday after
60 customs and police officers
raided a converted ' fishing
vessel anchored in a remote bay
on the west coast of Scotland
and seized cannabis with a
street value of more than £1
million (Ronald Faux writes).
Four othere were arrested in the
Liverpool area.
The four men charged after
the Scottish raid were Terence
Kelley, of Edge Lane, Liverpool:
Roderick Joseph McNeill, and
Boyd Keen, of Oban; and .Alan
Kelly, of no settled address.
Airline appeal
Highland Express Airway
planning to start a transailanf
air service from Prestwick, wj
given leave in the High Cou:
yesterday to challenge the Civ
Aviation Authority's refusal t
grant it a licence to fly t
various points from the Scottis
airport.
Smoking
ban on Tube
extended
By Michael BaiJy
- Transport Editor
Smoking will be banned on
London Underground -stations
wholly or partly below, ground
from February 17, London
Regional Transport announced
yesterday. _
No one w3I be allowed to.
smoke after passing the ticket
barrier nntfl emerging from the
barrier at the end of the Joarney.
Exceptions to (he baa will be
suburban stations above ground
and in the open air, and ticket
halls in -stations "effectively
public thoroughfares where a
ban would not be appropriate”.
Dr Tony . Ridley, • managing
director of the ! Underground,
said.
.The decision to .extend the
ban on smoking in trains was
taken last December after a fire
near Oxford. Circus put . the
central section of the Victoria
line out of. action for several
weeks. 0
Although - the fire was not
definitely traced to a cigarette,
the London'Fire Brigade urged
a wider smoking ban.
London Regional Transport
had be«a moving! towards a
smoking -ban for some time, for
reasons of health and hygiene as
well as safety. On buses,
passenger? are now urged not to
smoke on the tipper deck.
Dr Ridley said:. “We have
extended our ban in what we
think is a reasonable. way,
because we are committed to
making the Underground as
safe as possible, i am confident
passengers will understand and
support the new policy.”
Mr David Simpson, director
of ASH (Action on Smoking and
Health), said: “This is a sign of
the times. Smokers are becom¬
ing -a small minority. All the
dangers, which of course include
fires, are now being recognized."
Acorn sells
computers
to Russia
Acorn. British maker of the
BBC microcomputer, has sold
20 computers to the Soviet
Union. The contract for the 20-
staiion network was awarded
by the Moscow Education
Institute after tbc 10-day
computer exhibition in the city
Iasi month.
In partnership with 3SL
Overseas, from Cheshire,
Acorn developed a Russian
version of the BBC Micro,
which can display the Cyrillic
as well as the Roman alphabet.
ICL has also been negotiat¬
ing lo supply the USSR with
computers.
The agreement governing
exports of high technology
products to the eastern bloc
was renegotiated last year by
the Co-ordinating Committee
lor Multilateral Export Con¬
trols which includes the Nato
allies, to allow exports of most
home microcomputers. An
export licence, however, is
required.
Two students convicted
of diplomat’s murder
Two students who took part
in the killing in February last
year of an 'Indian diplomat, Mr
Ravindra Mhatre. wefc. con¬
victed of -murdcr- at Birming¬
ham Crown Court yesterday.
. Mohammed-Rta£ aged 23, a
student - of Jafrorn; Street
Leicester, and Abdul Raja. aged>
21, a sradciit of rub dc la Butte,
Blaudict. Paris, both Kashmi¬
ns. were; ..convicted". on -a
majority verdict of /eleven to
ojpe. ; .•' V '•• r ■'“. \'
"They were '.- remanded; in
.custody forscai fencing later iliis
week■wiilvfour olheis who have
admitted taking -pah. in ihc.
kidnapping plot ; -
The court heard .bow Mr
Mhatre,- the assistant . com¬
missioner at the Indian High
Commission in Birmingham,
was kidnapped as he returned to
his home in Bartley Green, on
the outski ns of the city. .
He was held prisoner in
Birmingham for.. three • days
before .being driven to a lane in
Leicestershire; where he was
shot three times at,point-blank
range: . . . . - •
Mr Igor Judge, QC. for the
prosecution, said; ‘“Tftre hap¬
pened .to a man with no known
enemies. It.happened to a man
who. had never caused. oiTcncc
to The defendants or any of
those involved in the problems
thousands of miles away
Student sues magazine
claiming sex libel
An architecture student was
“shocked" to find an article
about him with a sexual
innuendo in the homosexual
magazine Mister
Mr Jeremy Pitts, aged 26. of
Gainsborough Road. Chiswick,
west London, told Mr Justice
Russell and a jury: “I like giris
and have had several girl
friends. l am not a homosex¬
ual.”
Mr Pitts is seeking libel
damages from the magazines
publishers. Millivres Limited,
Mr Christopher Graham, and
the editor.- Mr lan Baker, all of
Camden High Street, north west
London, who deny libel.
The magazine has never
apologized for carrying a picture
of Mr Pitts alongside a “spoof
article about “Jeremy Spits” in
its December 1982 issue.
The publishers and editor
agree Mr Pitts is not a
homosexual. They admitted
yesterday that the article was
defamatory but claimed that he
consented to its appearing.
The hearing continues today.
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PARLIAMENT FEBRUARY 4 1985
Strike’s key issue
Picketing violence
Aid policy
v
No peace until NUM move
COAL DISPUTE
The issue of uneconomic pits had
been kept to the tore throughout the
coal dispute by Mr Arthur Scargill.
the miners' leader, because without
What price, then, the value of such
an agreement?
Direct negotiations, could have
been started last week. If the
Government felt that the NUM
were not genuine It'could have
tested it the whole ration could
have tested it. Was the Government
secretary (Mr Bernard Ingham),
aimed at prolonging the dispute.
This had been followed by Mr-
David Hart covertly shuttling
between No 10 and the NCR Mr
Hart had now gone public m .atf
article in The Times of January 26.
If Mr Hart has nothing to do with
agreement on that there could be no this dispute (he added), why does he SSKSS
KWcm™.. T1W .Whole purpose had suddenly, do this article under ta i^imn
been to have an issue on which there name without the auihonty and
backing we know he Has got? To
quote: “Any true negotiation now
would represent defeat for the .coal
board and the nation. The time for
negotiated settlement is past". Is
that the policy of the Government?
jvernment and no
i ever accept (hat
could be no settlement, Mr Peter
Walker. Secretary of State for
Energy, said in the Commons.
In the debate on an Opposition
motion condemning government
activities to impede progress
towards negotiations. he said that
what was required was an agreed
agenda. While the NUM refused to
have the uneconomic pits issue on
the agenda, there could be no
VL-Ulcmeni. He forecast that the
NUM would probably continue to
%a> "No” to that and while it did.
there could be no settlement.
History would show that no man
hat) done more damage to the
miners than had Mr Scargill. Mr
Walker said.
Opening the debate. Mr Stanley
Ormc. chief Opposition spokesman
on energy, had said lhat he was
Lonfidcm that if negotiations had
started with the full executive of the
NUM. without precondition, a
settlement would have been
reached. The Government was
prepared to pay any price to break
the strike.
Mr Stan ley Onoe. chief Opposition
spokesman on energy, moved an
Opposition motion condemning the
Govern mem for its public 3nd
private activities to impede progress
towards negotiations in the mining
dispute, despite the massive costs to
ihc nation of prolonging the strike:
welcoming the decision of the NUM
to seek an immediate resumption of
negotiations with the NCB without
pre-conditions and demanding that
the Government take a positive
approach by urging the NCB to
settle this long and damaging
dispute forthwith.
He said it was evident the
Government did not want an
acceptable settlement negotiated
between the NUM and the NCB.
(Labour cheers and Conservative
protests.) It wonted vitriol for the
NUM and Mr Arthur Scargill. The
Government had hoped for a
massive return to work (Conserva¬
tive shouts oC "There was") which
(here had not been.
There were still over 130.000
miners on strike. The only answer in
the end to this dispute was a
negotiated settlement between the
NCBar-d the NUM.
undertaking that'they were free to
dose pits irrespective of nego¬
tiation. which was ia contradiction
of the Nacods agreement?
The NUM were prepared to go to
talks without pre-conditions, which
Midi IIK IJVIU.J un uuiuiiiuLin. __ u u.
Is that the policy of «w Prime T)* 51 ” 1 that any sulgect couM be
If policy were carried through,
independent analysts showed it
would mean that 70.000 jobs and 70
pits would go in less than five years,
nearly 50 per cent of the work force
now in the coal industry. Through¬
out the cool Helds unemployment
was already incredibly high.
The strike had not collapsed.
After II months the Government
thought defeat of the NUM was in
sight. That was a dangerous and
short-sighted altitude, but whatever
happened the Government was the
loser. Its stance, its inflexible
attitude had created bitterness
among the workforce on whom the
nation's energy prospects depended.
A bitter, defeated workforce was
not a productive one. The Govern¬
ment’s desire to humiliate its
leaders would resuli in an industry
with rancour and ill-feeling towards
management. But the Government
would not gel that defeat with its
present policies. (Labour cheers)
The Government had dismissed
with contempt the prospect of talks
as a waste of lime, A campaign had
been mounted and led in Downing
Street by Mrs Thatcher’s press
Minister? Is this the Falkland*
factor going into play?
This type of activity (he said) is in
direct contrast to the actions of the
Opposition (Conservative laughter).
Wc have argued consistently that
this dispute can only be ended by
negotiation. Unlike the Secretary of
Stale. I have made every effort to
bring about these negotiations for 1J
months. (A Conservative MP
shouted "you failed"). I will tell you
why we failed. The Government
made sure wc failed.
I am confident that if nego¬
tiations had started with the foil
executive of the NUM without pre¬
conditions a settlement would have
been arrived aL
No trade union was going to sign
away the right to lake action against
pil closures before going into talks.
No trade union would sign away its
binhrighl in this way.
The estimated cost of the strike so
Tar was £2.4 billion. The weekly cost
was running at £80 million, made
up of extra costs for burning oil. lost
taxation and losses to the NCB and
British Steel and the cost of policing
and social security.
The Government (he added) is
indeed prepared to pay any price to
break this strike. It is the taxpayer
who will have to bear this cosL
Already this dispute, created and
prolonged by the Government, has
plated a major part in (hr removal
uf the surplus to the balance of
pax men is. There is also a direct link
with the collapse of the pound and
the rise in interest rates.
It is obvious that foreign
speculators sec the continuation of
the strike as a major (actor in the
confidence in sterling. This was
confirmed by Mr Edward Heath.
There was no case for dosing pits
on the short-term, narrow criteria
used by the Government and die
coal board.
The Prime Minister had said that
unless the NUM was prepared to
discuss closure of uneconomic pits
in accordance with the Nacods
agreement, the next round of talks
would founder, too. But in that
agreement there was no reference to
uneconomic pits.
The Nacods executive hod seen
Mr Mcrrik Span ton ni the cool
board that morning and told him
that, in cRcct. if the board went
ahead m demanding a written
undertaking about pit closures from
the NUM. the Nacods agreement
was valueless.
Perhaps the Secretary of State
would answer the question Mr
Spanton had failed to answer
because it was ccntraL The Nacods
agreement was in jeopardy. Nacods
had told him that morning that
because of the lack of assurances
from the coal board they fdt their
agreement was not going to be
acceptable within the industry .
Until we get clarification (he said)
wc will not answer the Secretary ot
State’s question because it has
nothing to do with it.
Nacods had evidence that the
board and the Government was
trying to rc-wriic the agreement.
idiscusscd. including uneconomic
pits. They had a -valid point. They
wanted also to discuss social factors,
investment, employment - the
central issues. Why should they not
be able to discuss them? Why
should they be faced with an
ultimatum in this way. which was
counter-productive?
People had been out. for 1 \ r
months. Families- had suffered in
the interests of what they believed
was the preservation' of their
communities and industry. They-
had fought gatlamly and were not
going to be forced back' on their
knees. Every sensible person knew
that a negotiated settlement was the.
only way out of this dispute.
Mr Peter Walker. Secretary of
State for Energy, moved a long
Government amendment deeply
regretting the damage done to die
coal industry, miners, miners'
families and mining communities
by the unnecessary industrial action
of some sections of the NLIM.
deploring the Opposition's failure to
persuade the union to arrange a
national ballot and to use methods
of picketing complying with NUM
knew that no g
coal board coui
proposal
A clause in the 1977 Coal
Industry Act. sponsored by Mr
Tonv Benn when hp was Secretary
■of S'late-for Energy, spoke of the
redeployment of manpower and the
elimination of uneconomic colli¬
eries. Mr Neil Kinnock. Leader of
the Opposition, bad said last week
that commercial considerations
must be included hi deciding on pit
closures.
In an intervention. Mr Kinnock
said when he. made that remark be
had also said it bad to be an
honourable settlement. ,
Mr Walker said that was a total
contradiction of-Mr Scargilfs case.
He wclcomed'Mr Kinnock's belated
Orme: No onion would sign
away its birthright
conversion. ■
There was no .question -of the
Nacods agreement being other than
available to Nacods and to the
Lab), an Opposition spokesman on
energy and a member of the NUM
executive: I was present at the
meeting with the TUC and I have to
say to Mr Walker that his resume of
what happened is entirely different
from what happened. .
The issue was that of economic-
pits and that is the reason. What the
NUM said was that it would meet
NUM. When the Nacodi negp. .the NCB without precondition.
tiatiorv was completed, ft was a
perfect basis for the NUM to come
to a settlement.
Mr Orrac Is that with or without a
written undertaking? Is Mr Walker
saving lhat the 1 coal board stifl-wants
a written-undertaking?
Mr Walfa?? During the course, of.
last week theJNUM was offered ab
agenda where- this could . be
discussed but it .refused iu It was
offered that -agenda without' a
written agreement but it refused.
Mr Ormc: Will he now answer the
question put this (T uesdoy) morn¬
ing? Do they still insisi on a written
undertaking, apart from accepting
the Nacods agreement?
Mr Walken Not only this morning,
but before this morning the NUM
was offered, through the TUC. an
agenda which it refused ro accept.
SKCftkSSSSft S m*™ INorthn™-
the NUM leadership would cease so
that there could quickly be achieved
a realistic settlement recognizing
lhat the cost of production was an
important factor in securing a good
and prosperous future for the
industry.
He said the iragedv was that 11
months ago there could have been a
sen foment without any form of
industrial action.
The NUM decided, not by. a
ballot and now as the facts of that
meeting came out seemingly not
even by a majority of the executive,
to manipulate a national - strike
Walken Nacods agreement
available to NUM
without a ballot taking place. Had
the NUM acted in accordance with
the normal tradition or that union .
there would never have been a need
for mass picketing for mob
violence, for any of. the ghastly
impact of this dispute..
The reason for the strike, and the
onlx reason given by Mr Scaigill as
well. was. his demand that there
should be no pit closures on
economic grounds. Mr Scargill
made that the reason because he
ton. Lab)asked if negotiations could
take place without a written
undertaking.
Mr Walken What is required is an
agreed agenda.! suggest he consults
the TUC as to the attempts they
hayc made, without success, to gel
an agreed agenda.' *
From beginning to end. Mr Ormc
had not used a word of criticism of
Mr Scargill or of the way he had
been conducting the dispute. The
Labour Party had not condemned
the way the mob had been used to
prolong the dispute. .
The mob hod been organized to
dose working pits: it had failed. It
had been organized to close the steel
industry; it had failed. There had
been an attempt at Orgrcave over 11
days to close one coking plan), bul
once again the mob bad foiled.
History would show that no man
had done more damage to miners
than Mr Scargill (Conservative
cheers and Labour protests). It was a
tragedy Lhat throughout, the Labour
Party " had seemingly given him
ex cry support.
During last week, the TUC had
approached the NCB and had talks
io see if negotiations could be
started. The NCB had asked the
TUC to persuade the NL'M to come
forward with an agenda which
included discussion of (he vita! arid
crucial issue of the dispute. But the
TUC had returned to the NCB and
said it could gel no such proposal
for an agenda.
Fallowing, that. 4he NCB pul in
writing i is. suggest ion. that.i Lems on
the agenda should deal with that
problem.
Wc have not heard from the TUC
vina* (he said) but os far as wc know,
the NUM did not agree to have that
item as item number one on the
agenda. Thai is the reason talks did
not lake place
Mr Alexander Esdk (Midlothian.
Mr Walken Mr Eadie has made
clear'that tbere'was an opportunity
io have on -the agenda the crucial
point of the dispute and Dial the
jyUM refused to . have it'on-(he
I am grateful «' Mr‘Eadie for
having confirmed what I said. It
makes totally bogus the attitude of
ihc Labour Party. Throughout lasl
week, the NCB. partly with the
TUC tried i&find'a way to get talks
started again. Throughout'the week,
as since the beginning of March, the
NUM have refused to move an inch
on the fundamental issue of the
strike. Until they do. there can be no
set ilcmen t of the dispute.
Faces have been lost at pits which
would have had a good future, and
investment had not been put in
because of ihc dispute. What was on
otter was better than anything since
nationalization.
Wc have throughout this last IQ
months (he said) had a miners'
leader who in seven negotiations has
made only one boast - that he has
not moved an inch. -As a result of bis
action, miners* families, mining
communities and the future of the
industry - have now- been put in
jeopardy.
The tragedy of this dispute is the
Labour Party leadership has never
had the guts to say so. (Conservative
cheers)! Wc saw the way their parly
conference was. dominated by Mr
ScargilL Wc have seen the way Mr.
Kinnock has always refused to
demand that a ballot take place.
The sooner there was a negotiated
settlement on- the best terms since
nationalization, the better for the
industrv.
Mr Boy Mason (Barnsley Central
Lib) said there had been no need for
confrontation bul the NCB and the
Government had wished and willed
it. The Government wanl Io take
the miners on. '
Mrs Thatcher and Mr Walker had
made it clear lhat this was a fight to
the death, irrespective of cosL Mrs
Thatcher’s reputation was at stake.
This was her national Faiktands
.■mis.
They now wanted a surrender
Jcvumcnl before talks could begin.
This was political interference by
the Government at the highest IcvcL
They warned to sec miners starved
back to work. This was the
Government’s political goal.. Whsi •
> ahquii industrial.relations thereafter?
..The Government could not care a
damn.
•' Democracy counting for nought
and dictatorship versus anarchy
starting to prevail might well be the
price to be paid for (his Govern¬
ment’s political strike.
Mr William O’Brien (Normanion.
Lab) said (he Government bod dirty
hands because it wanted the strike
to continue
Ridiculous to blame
PICKETING
have been: found not cuilQ^ In
Rotherham. Magistrates Court: 75
per cent of miners charged are
having theircasesdismissed.
Sir Michael Haters: The total
There would be wounds which , ^ __
needed healing after die mining rauitted'over aiflhe courts which
dispute. Sir Mifibad H*W ^ [rying lhem j, L|69.
Attorney General said during' * - i . jv r xirr «fouth
Commons questions but it 'was .Mr
ridiculous to try to put the blame for C): Past
demonstrations amounting to in- show that thosc whosecascs rente
limidation. on the police.
.Mr John Morris, Opposition
spokesman on legal affairs, bad said
lhat damage had been done to
respect for the iaw in the mining
communities, where breaches of the
law had not been entirely onesided.
Sir Michael Havers said that during
the period March 14 (984 to
January -9. 1985. 7.653 people had
been charged with a total of 9.901
offences alleged to have been
committed during the current
dispute. Of those. 4.874 defendants
bad been dealt with and tbe cases ot
2.779 remained to be heard. -
to be dealt with will get a fair
hearing by magistrate? or Junes. l!
the evidence is sufficient there wju
be a conviction, otherwise there will
bean acquittal
Sir Michael Havers: I have no
doubt of (he indepedcnce of the
courts and of juries many or the
cases awaiting trial are for crown
courts.
Mr Roy Mason fBamslev. Central
Lab): In concert with the Home
Secretary, will the Aitomey General
call on chief constables to have
erased ihc fingerprints and photo-
graphs of miners arrested and later
acquitted of all charges so that they
Mr Robert Adler (Christchurch.'Of can have Ihctr records, reputations
(f there had been no gathering of Mr and character* cl eaned ? ’ '
Sea rail's private army io prevent Sir Michael Hovers: I sbaQ make
™ — •- certain that that comment is passed
people from going to woric.. there
would have been no need for,the
police in the first case.
Docs the Attorney General agree
with Dr David Owen MP. that that
sort of activity should have no place
in industrial relations in' tins
country?
Sir Michael Havers: Picketing, as
on to the Home Secretary. It cannot
be a matter for me.
Mr Wflliara Out) (Stafford, C): Will
the Attorney General ensure, as the.
strike peters to an end. lhat if and
when violence accurs in certian
areas, the most vigorous action will
betaken to ensure that the public is
protected and that cases brought
before the courts are.dealt with as
defined bv the TUC and. to some
extent, the NUMVown rules, is qujriJy'asp^Ne? ‘
limited to six. When you get Sjr jvifobaei Havers: Obviously, it is
hundreds, if not thousands, it is^at. durable that \herc should be be the
best demonstration and at worst p^j^ie delay to any of those
riot. awaiting trial, but cases.unconnec-
Mr Kevm Barron (Rother Valley, ted with the dispute should not lose
Labh How many of those dealt with their place in the queue. '
Ridley says Bill will
improve bus services
TRANSPORT
Mr Nictates Ridley. Secretary of
State for Transport, told critics in
ihc'Commons of - the. Bus Bill
published last week lhai.be would
not be seeking to legislate if it would
make. services worse. He believed
the tendering for bus services, the
rural bus gram and the new
flexibility set out in the Bill would
improve rural services, which had
caused most concern.
Gary Waller
He told Mr
(Keighley. O that he had. received „ ^..
8.000 representations to the White ^ kcs in Coventrv and the West
Paper and consuliaiive documcnt —
the Bill comes forward as proi
it will mean disaster for off-peak
and rural services and concession¬
ary fores.
Will Mr Ridley lake into account
the views of the seminar ftdd today
(Monday) by Transport 2000?
Mr RRUejrt 1 beg to differ. The Bill
aims to improve the matters: he'
listed.
Mr David Nellist (Coventry South
East labjc Tbis cowboys’ charter,
which Mr Ridley proposes along
with the ending or cross-subsidiza¬
tion. . and . the abolition of the
mciropoTitan county councils wilt
put at risk over 30 per cent of
MPsattack
decision
on World
Bank fund
OVERSEAS AID
The Goveranteafs deotiea.net.to-
contribute to the Werid Bank's
special three-year food lor sub-
Saharan Africa ta* criticised by
MPs 00 both sides of the Commons
during question tinJeexchenges w
rbe famine fa Ethiopia.
Mr Timothy Raison. Minister for
Overseas Development, countered
that the Govenunttit A«s working-
for tbe-same objectives as tbe Wodd
Bank h> iK allocation of £t S ufflta'
a year for five years, ft preferred to
keep this aid in .the bflateial '-.
programme...- - "
Mr Bowen Write (Hertford and
StoTtford. C) has said that tf-long
term tterriopmaits in Ethiopia *ad .
sab-Safaarsa Africa was to take ■■
place coordination of all aid Jgrverx
nouM be essential together with ;
political and economic reform.' 1
The World Bankf he said) and the
special find .' for Africa .are the
[Means at hand with which to effect :
this. . -
Mr Dennis Cahavau (Falkirk. West.
Labk In view of the weekend reports
(bat as many'» 34 mfl&en people in
20 African countries are at risk of
dying from starvation in what has
been described as “potetoiaBy the
greatest catastrophe erer to have
visited this planet", will Mr Raison
ensure a Car awre generous response
to the World Bank’s special tad tor
Africa? .
Mr Raison: Nobody woald deny the
gravity of the situation in central
eastern , and soatbern Africa. I
who)!) rejecl the saggestfon that the '
British Government is not making
gn adequate response to this
siruatioiL
.The Government.had given large
quantities of aid both before and
after October last year when _
television programmes fenought the
situation to everyone’s attention.
Mr Tuny Bgidry (Banbury. Oc Whi¬
rs it that the Government is prepared
to pvc funds to ran alongside the
World Bank programme' but not
actually ’to give fluids to that ‘
programme:
on bus services.-
Mr Waller: Those who genuinely
wish to make a constructive
contribution (o. the erection of a.
more appropriate framework for
buses arc increasingly frustrated and
irritated by the increased claims and
distortions by those opposed to any
change. Far from abolishing stan¬
dards. this Bill will reinforce them.
Mr Ridle>: I agree. The question of
standards is important and now lhat
the Bill is published the House will
have (he chance 10 sec the statutory
provisions wc propose to improve
standards
Where in the tong-distance coach'
industry there has been total
deregulation, standards improved
enormously because operators
understood that higher standards
were necessary to attract more
. customers.
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley. Labi:
There is concern, among those who.
use and run public transport that if' inspectors.
Midlands.
His vague promises about
pensioners’ concessionary fares are
useless if Sunday, evening and other
services do not turn up at theiius-
siop.
Mr Ridley: Clearly Mr NcHiat has
not read the Bill or hr would know
that off-peak services-, if not
provided by an operator can be
provided bv the local authority who
would put them out to lender. This
h> also the case with concessionary
Tares.
• During later questions. Mr
Gatin Smw( Edinburgh East, Lab)
said the Bilt would be bound to toad
10 cowbyy operators and part-time,
non-union drivers racing from stop
to- stop in ctapped-out buses.
Mr David Mitchell, Under -See-,
alary of State for -Transport, said
the Hcreford.iuid Worcester experi¬
ments showed that when unsafe’
vehicles appeared on the road, they
were put off it by the department's
Measures to counter action by Scottish teachers
EDUCATION
Details of measures being taken by
the Scottish Examination Board and
the Government la counteract
instructions to Scottish leathers by
their unions to disrupt certain
procedures associations with exam¬
inations this year for ihc Scottish
Certificate of Education, were given
in a Commons written reply by Mr
George Younger, Secretary of State
for Scotland.
He declared: 2 would strongly
deplore the taking of such unpre¬
cedented action which can only be
designed to damage the vital
interests of pupils themselves.
The teachers should withdraw
from all their current action in the
light of the way forward I have
offered through the Scottish Joint
Negotiating Committee (Secondary
Education): and I would urge all
teachers in any event to refrain from
the extremely serious escalation of
their action which would be
involved in striking at the examin¬
ation system.
I nevertheless recognize that
pupils and their parents need urgent
re-assurance about the prospects for
the 1985 SCB examinations in the
lighl of the teachers threats.
Following discussions in which my
Department has been fully in¬
volved. the Scottish Examination
Board have today (Monday) issued
a circular to schools and local
authorities in Scotland giving
advice on the conduct of the 1985
examinations. We shall also be
placing advertisements in tbe Press
from tomorrow (Tuesday).
The key elements of the approach
being taken by the Scottish
Examination Board -and tbe
Government are as follows:
The Government will do evep-
Ifoing possible in consultation with
the board and with the local
authorities to ensure that this year's
SCE examinations go ahead as
planned:
Exceptionally for this year, the
Scottish Examination Board will
generally be prepared lo make
awards based on the external
written examinations only. Candi¬
dates will noi be penalised if marks
for oral, practical or olhcr internally
assessed work arc noi submitted as a
result of action by teachers: bul
where such marks arc available and
would improve the overall award
lhe> will be used:
The board max how-ever have 10
make special arrangements in
certain subjects, in particular where
the practical element accounts for a
major proportion of the loiaJ mark.
and will issue further adxiec as soon
as possible;
The board cannot howeser make
allowance in marking for any loss ol
leaching time before the examin¬
ation: examinations rcllcci actual
performance, not potential. To
adopt any other course would
seriously prejudice the quality and
acceptability of the Scottish Certifi¬
cate of Education:
Normal appeal arrangements will
apply: and in any event candidates
who’ dci not obtain satisfaciorv
marks in any subject this year will
he able as usual to resit the
examination in I^Sb. This pro¬
vision ineiudes inter alia those
candidates who arc sitting English,
mathematics and arithmetic this
year and pupils who are in S4 this
year and are silting the Certificate ol
Secondary Education examinations
run by the English examining
hoards, in English and mntitcrtiaiicv
will alxo be permitted to sit O grade
in these subjects in 19gfi:
Schools will be kepi informed ot
any further changes in the arrange¬
ments for the 1985 examinations
resulting from the teachers actions.
I belies e that the revised
arrangements the SEB arc adopting
will provide equitably for the
situation which will arise if icarhcrs
do indeed withhold co-operalion
Irom the 1985 examinations in the
way suggested; and will maintain
the" standards of the Scottish
Certificate of Education.
Building on
success
The development of regional
airports had become a great success
story and they were, as a whole, in
profit. Mr Michael $pker, Linder
Secretary of State for Transport,
said during Commons questions.
The Government (mended to
build on that success, he said in
reply to Mr Robert Adky (Christ¬
church. O who asked whetber. in
'view of the House's rejection of the
Eyre report on Stansted. he would m
future make it dear that decisions
on airports policy' would be made as
a consequence of. and not as the
motivating factor in. regional and
economic planning policy.
Mr Peter Snape. an Opposition
spokesman on transport: The House
will not sanction a third London
airport at Stansted or anywhere else.
No concession for depositors
INSOLVENCY BILL
Money paid over as a deposit on
furniture nr other goods should noi
he ireated as » loan in the event of
the company going bankrupt before
ihc goods were delivered. Lord
fajtor of Gryfr (SDP). said in
proposing a new clause to the
Insolvency Bill during its commune
singe in ihr House of Lords.
The new clause, designed to
pnitcci ihc financial interests of the
unsecured creditor in a winding up
by requiring the company to hold
prepayments, advance payments or
deposits in respect of uncompleted
nrdcrs. -was rejected by 99 voles lo
5.1 - government minority. 4b.
Lord Taylor of Gryfr "said he was
supported bv the Consumers’
Nssociuirun and MPs liad lokl hint
they received more representations
mi tilts area of consumer protection
titan any other.
During a year some 50 million
transactions involved the use of a
down payment and consumers
(ouked on it as their money in pan
paynicm unyards goods, not as an
extension of credit to the business
concerned.
Such customers were in a totally
different category from other
creditors, such as a commercial
creditor who would be aware.of the.
risks and had other recourses for
projection, and ihcy should 1 he re-
fore have a different status in the
matter of winding up.
The principle of equily and
Ini mess required a better deal for
the consumer.
I «rd Denning, former Master of the
Kofis, said everyone would have
sympathy with sometme who paid
money in advance and then found
Jhcniscivcs regarded os a general
creditor when u came to bankruptcy
proceedings, but it would be
eonirnrv to existing principles.
These said that prionty should nut
be given lo any one particular
group. . .
fjord Campbell of A How ay (O said
iui une had an obligation lu pul
down an advance payment on goods
and therefore it would he wrong that
they should be given priority.
Iju-d Donaldson of Kiagsbridgc
(SDP) said it. wax monstrous that
those w ho paid deposits tn advance
should not be protected by the Bill.
I Ard Lucas of Chilworth, Under
Secrctarv of Slate for Trade and
Industry; said ihtf Government wai
sy mpathetic to unsecured creditors
who (bund themselves last only to
shareholders in the winding up of
insolvent companies. But. he asked.
would further regulations make a
company, less competitive by-
depriving it of working capital and'
as a result precipitating its failure?
The Government hefteved volun¬
tary schemes which existed in a
'number of areas, together with
curreni legislation would be compr
fomented-bv the provisions in the.
Insolvency Bill.
Land Registry fees
\skcd if there were any plans to
reduce Land Registry fees. Sir
Micbaci Ilaven. Attorney General,
said m a written Gammons reply
ihai it was intended to reduce ihc
fees on dealings and first rrgis-
iraiiuns and 10 exempt some
services from fees altogether with
effect from June 1.
Parliament today
OmnmoiLs (2.3MI- Remaining stages
of films Hill. Shipbuilding Bill and
Milk (Cessation of Production) Bill.
Ijurds (l.foi: Administration of
Justice Bril, ivmnmicc. second day.
Mr Raison: We are anxious, to
maintain, within our overall aid
programme a lair - share for the
bilateral ekmetu. That is etoeatfolly
.what this is about.
We are prepared .to work lor.the
same objectives: bul nejunt lo bees
(bis in tbe-bilateral programme and
make certain decisions fortoadm
rather (ha*handing then ever to the
World Bank. -
Mr Donald Anderson, an. Oppe-
Kilioo spokesman on foreifm. aprf
Commouwealtb affairs: What will
history make of a Chancellor who .
considers £1.000 otiUtou spept on
ihc miners' dispute a -good
in vestment and of the jam* .time
refuser 50 million dollars a Tear to
avert a human catastrophe in mb- -
Saharan Africa? .
Would Mr Raison confirm lhat
there is a of one peony of new money
in „ this _£15 million be has
mentioned? We alone In. wertera''
turope have not contributed to tWs
special fund: ,
Air- -Raison: He,.fc wrong-: Tie
arrangements .which .the Japanese
and the Germans are negotiaauK are
similar to the ones.--we axe
discussing.
’• Qf coarse In planning abend hr
our aid programme we make special
allowances for ceatigeaties and
disasters. We. would be fnolisb ff we
did not. M'betfu* that, would be
railed pew money or not is an -
abstracthm.- 1 :v •
More cash for
refugees in
Sudan
A further £50Q.(Mb .to assist
Sudanese drought victims am),
refugees rronvEihiopia and Chad m
the Sudan , was announced during
Commons questions by Mr Tim¬
othy Raison. Mtntwcr for Overseas
Development.
. He. said that 15.000 -tonnes of
cereal aid from Britain . would ,
shortly reach Fort Sudan through
ihc World Food Programme..and he.
expected the European Comrauiniy..
which had 'already committed
51.(K10. iwincx. 10 allot further.'
substantial amounts from -the'.
1. 200.000 tonnes agreed at -Ihr
Dublin summit. --
From our bilateral programme he"
added E7.5HQ.lXX) has been provided
u» the international refugee organi¬
zations and to voluntory' agenefes
working in the Sudan, cither m food
or in cash.
I have today..agreed a further'
E5(X).tMX) to assist SavcJ he Children
Fund, one of the British voluntary-
agencies working in both easi and
west -Sudan. * • .
Coping with waste: 2
Disposing of four million tons of chemicals
Local authorities and the
Department of the Environ¬
ment arc reviewing ihe control
of chemical and hazardous
waste disposal io ensure lighter
safeguards on movement. The
substances can be poisonous,
cause cancer, binh defects, be
corrosive, irritating or ignite
spontaneously.
The examination coincides
with government and EEC
regulations over a proposed ban
nn Ihe family of chemicals
called polvchlorinaied biphe¬
nyls (PCBs). The European
Commission has prepared a
directive io phase out their use.
New European Commission directives urge changes in (he
use of substances giving rise to hazardous chemical wastes.
In Britain, waste disposal regulations require only that the
operator uses “the best practicable means". That is
frequently the easiest, not the safest or most economic.
PEARCE WRIGHT, Science Editor, reports.
PCBs arc ihc subject of
coninpversy in Britain. Wasie
treatment plants operated by
the disposal company, Rc-
C’hcm. arc alleged lo have
produced dioxin pollution in
incinerating PCBs.
Data co/Joclod Tor ihc inter¬
national Programme of Chemi¬
cal Safety shows more than
Chemical
Use
Effect
Arsenic
pesticides, pamt glass
wood treatment
skin irritant dver
and kidney damage-
Cyanide
extracting gold and silver
in electroplating
suffocation
Dioxin
by-product ot
insecticide manufacture
Cancer agent
birth defects
Endrin
insecticide
very poisonous
Ethylene DrtJromkJa
pesticide
very poisonous
Heptachkr
insecticide
suspected
cancer agent
Lead
batteries, solder,
petrol additive
brain and
kidney damage
PCBS
additive to oils
and plastics
skin. Rver damage
and cancer agent
Vinyl Chtonde
synthetic rubber
carcinogenic
2,4- diefttorophenoxy
acetic add (2,4 -D)
herbicide
ston rashes
dizziness
60.000 chemicals in everyday
use. with hundreds reaching the
market in each year.
PCBs highlight the confusion
and complexities over disposing
of chemical and hazardous
wastes. Even ihc Government's
Directorate on Tomc Chemicals
says it is not possible to draw up
a "comprehensive list of sub¬
stances involved.
Moreover, controls for their
disposal arc recent and there is
anxiety about the volume of
dangerous materials dumped in
the past without records. The
main threat is that they might
seep into water supplies.
An official, estimate of haz¬
ardous wastes for which special
disposal permits arc needed is
lour million tons a year. PCBs.
pesticides, heavy, metal com-'
pounds of lead and mercury,
and nan ides arc estimated at
350.000 tons.
Government policy is to
allow hazardous wastes to he
lipped into, landfill sites with
special licences, about three
million tons a year being
discarded lhat way.
The most toxic 350.000 ions
of waste arc among the 500.000
tons incinerated or treated
chemically or the 500.000 ions
dumped at sea.
The agents in question range
from arsenic lo vinyl chloride.
Yet the principles controlling
ihe behaviour of the hazardous
chemicals arc no different from
those affecting the behaviour of
natural ones, making up living
things.
In a survey conducted for
Friends of the* Earth. Mr Brian
Price described much pollution
us chemicals being in the wrong
place.
Because of human activities.
Mr Price said, thousands of new
chemicals arc present in ihc
environment. Natural cycles m
the' food chain, in the atmos¬
phere - afid .river water, all
involve natural chemicals.
h is jhc disruption or the
natural cycles, by synthetic
compounds which causes bio¬
logical damage.
The family of PCBs which
concern the European Com¬
mission advisers are used in
livdrauHc fluids, -.heal iransier
fluids, lubricants and as plastt-
ptsbibuttonof M»n» hazardous
and chftnkal wasto disposal
facfiWM in England and Wales
; eLamtto «M . .
.. ..alndtmwar/chemical
toHBBSHHplMt
visers in paints and carbonless.
cupMng paper.
Like. DDT. which has been
banned. PTBs arc pcrsisleni:
hence the long-term threat
They arc incinerated at more
than flOOT for at least two
xeccmds. with a minimum
excess oxygen content of 3 per
cent.
Much PCB waste incinerated
in Britain has. been imported.
The risk in burning can come,
as in other ireaimcnt. with the
formation of a dangerous
intermediate compound lor a
short rime during processing. It
ihe process is incomplete the
intermediate remains.
The intermediate substance is
dioxin.
Tomorrow: Radiation, l
Magistrates
see drug
case boat
A boat ai the centre of an
alleged £11 million drug smug¬
gling operation was inspected
by magistrates yesterday. The
bSft schooner The Robert
Gordon was examined at
Ipswich docks by three magis¬
trates. led by Mrs Nora Sucfell.
from Rochford Court. Sou¬
thend. Essex, escorted by
customs officers. ~
Seven Britons and a Greek
□re accused b> illegally import¬
ing 4.3 tonnes of high quality
cannabis known as “Lebanese
Gold’* with a street value of
El 0.8 million. -They were
arrested altera combined police
and customs raid on The
Robert Gordon at North Fam-
bridge on ihc River Crouch
The eight defendants arc:
Genffrcx King, builder, of Harlow;
Ikian HiJL seaman, of Corringham:
Terence Guy. company di reel or. ot
Romford: Kcilh Jones. - ship's
captain, formerly • of Cancwdon.
John Bridgcr. of Waltham Cross, all
Exscv. Hally Evihaimon. ship’s Cook,
of Uckficld, East Sussex: David
Crighion. deckhand, of Weldon.
Cnrtix. Northams: and - Nikolaus
Ketefakis, fisherman of Rhodes.
Circcce.
All. except' Mr King who is
on £230.000 bail, are in custody.
They will appear before Roch¬
ford magistrates again-roday..
Tax inspectors lured
to private firms
By David Walker, Social Policy Correspondent
It will become progress!rely
easter to avoid fuyiiq: income,
tax. according to inland Rev¬
enue officials, who blame an
increasing "haemorrhage" of
talent from (heir ranks.
l^si jear the private sector,
including accountants specializ¬
ing in how to pay less tax,
recruited an' unprecedented
number of elite tax inspectors.
Trained inspecrors joining
private-firms can immediately
earn at fearsr £5.000 more than
in the Cf»H Service. .Some can
double their salaries.
The Government has been
warned by tax officers that on
present trends there will be
glaring gaps in the taxman's
net by 1900. notably in tbe
specialist areas of oil company
taxation, tax . avoidance
schemes and the work of. the
Revenue's shadowy- Enquiry-
Branch. Investigations on Pay
As You Earn defaulters and
special inquiries into the
“black economy'" are also
likely to slacken.
.A paper- pur ro Treasury
ministers lust week said tax
lawyers and accountants were
|«ms respcci-for. the fnhmd
Kciemic. Hie AssoriafioR of
Inspectors of Taxes say* that
would be. “disastrous to the
effectiveness of a direct ,teV _
alion system lliat still depends
to a marked extent on the - '
lolunlary. cooperation, of. the.
.tov pavers and ihe goodwill.ef. --
(hese professionals" ;> -
The rate of voluntary resfa-" >
nation from the tax'inspectors
increased b\ : 2W1 per cent'i-
betwevji 1983 and I984. AI-
. ready in January this year 12': : '
inspectors resign«L a lt of them
fully trained and experienced, ' ,
compared with 18.who Wentfaf -
reasons other than = age or. ; - -
health during the entire.year of w"
1981. - -- ’.r *
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low, with only one . in
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Bot those going teiid to ;b<
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replaced oirty by trafnlngniKB
titvman from' scratch. ? whjefi
normally Ukes five years,. - -•
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has told the Covenuneotvil wllTT.
have In pay Inspector^morettt :
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agents lave 'already; warned . £3
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southern tebanorr has told T/r? r_T V ^ /_
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hard at the resistance.”
phase plan for withdrawal
Nor is that all. Shin Bet from Lebanon. Phase one is to
intelligence may have just told be completed by February 18.
their Lebanese-raiJrtia allies and
agents in Tyre that they should therefore, to be the start rather
prepare to .get'.out _of the dty than the finish of more dra-
only two .or three weeks after raatic devdopments in the
the Israeli Army leaves Sidoh. 'south of Lebanon.
Israel's. friends in southern _ . . ....
from Sidon to a line roughly
parallel to the Lilani River. But
a glance at the map has shown
every Israeli Commander that
the new line.-while it is south of
Sidon. is twice as long as the oid
one and still contains behind it
most Shia Muslim villages that
are such centres of resistance to
Israeli occupation.
Only by moving ycl farther
south to the UN zone could the
Israelis hope to lessen the
attacks upon them and at the
same lime control those villages
still hostile to their presence.
If this appears to be a simple
matter, however, it is none of
the kind. A safer. Israeli defence
line would straggle along the
hills south of Tyre, through the
centre of the Irish UN battalion
area at Tibnin. and up to the
ruins of the Crusader castle at
Amoun, south-east of Nabatea,
and then into the Bekaa. Since
the official Israeli-Lebanese
withdrawal talks at Naqqoura
arc now suspended. Israel has
no reason to give advance
notice of any intention to re-
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For Israel and its allies, the draw its proposed frontline.
Lebanon have drawn only one . *" or lsi ? el “» *« allies, the
conclusion; the Israeli armv is jatest statistics are gnm indeed.
conclusion; xne Israeli army is r‘™ w
about to pull its forces back in ^.100 attacks last month
the western- Sector of Lebanon
eved fertber. than Tyre within ^ „-—
the next six oirseven weeks. there were 70 other guerrilla alleged informers has been
Indeed, Israeli officers - assaults on General LabtTs pro- pasted on the walls round the
aware that .their present with- militia - 25 militiamen city. _ and those ' pro-Israeli
drawal plan from Sidon takes an d pro-Israeli Lebanese agents militiamen from the “Guard-
them. to more vulnerable were kl,, ” ! and 19 WOUBded - Of ians of the Cedars" still living
positions in the hills south-west l * lc at least M - one there have found their cars
of Nahaiea - haw h^. n of them a Palesuman - were booby-trapped and their shons
three Israelis were killed-and 27
wounded. In the same period
The pressures on Israel's
friends around Tyre are mean¬
while increased. A list contain¬
ing the names of another 60
Border hold-up: An Israeli policewoman apologizes to troops for searching their armoured car for contraband at Mefullah.
West Bank Arab shoots soldier dead
From Moshe Brilliant
Tel Aviv
An Israeli soldier was shot
abducted and biter found
murdered-
A curfew'was imposed in the
and killed yesterday afternoon twin towns-fo Rama Hah and £1
in a further escalation of Arab. Bireb..
positions in the hills south-west
of Nabaiea - have been
contemplating an entirely new
front - line' across the country,
one that could place their troops
in defensive positions through
the very centre of the area
controlled by the United
Nations forces. Israel's iminent
killed, but the resistance move¬
ment has now introduced more
Katyusha rockets into its battle:
at least 15 of these missiles
exploded around Israeli pos¬
itions in Lebanon last month.
At one time the Israelis were
departure, from Sidon looks set, planning to pull their Armv
booby-trapped and their shops
bombed.
These, according to the
guerrillas, are only “soft"
warnings, using little explosive.
If those listed on the wall
posters do not then leave, they
will - according to the guerrilla
organizations - be murdered.
violence in the occupied West
Bank.
A military spokeman said an
assassin approached the soldier
on duty at the customs house in
the town north of Jerusalem
and fired at him at dose range.
Officers at GHQ said the
soldier was the first to die on
duty In the West Bank in more
The Army also sealed off the
Dehaisha refugee camp near
Hebron yesterday . after a
violent clash between local
inhabitants and their Israel
nieghboars-
Rabbi' Moshe Lefinger of
Hebron,, who had been demon¬
strating for more ' than three
months outside the' refugee
than a year. However, about six camp - complaining that the
months agty another soldier was Government was not giving the
settlers adequate protection,
told reporters his car was
stoned in the morning from
inside the camp. He said that
he and one of the soldiers
protecting him fired over the
heads erf the 1 attackers. . A
number of youths were de¬
tained.
The Jewish settlers have
been demanding sterner
measures against stone throw¬
ers including banishment from
the West Bank and demolition
of their -homes. Mr Rabin, the
Defence Minister, who re¬
turned from Washington yes¬
terday, said he did not rale out
any legal method in the war
against terrorism.
• MOST SERIOUS: The
incident was the most serious
attack on Israeli troops in the
territories seized in the 1967
war since riots in spring 1982,
when a soldier was killed in a
grenade attack in the occupied
Gaza Strip (Renter reports).
Last November Israeli sold¬
iers killed two Palestinian
students in clashes in the El
Bireb area that coincided with
a meeting in A mman of the
Palestine National Council.
to pass
- From Nicholas Ashford, Washington
Declaring thit. the “political resist pressure to increase taxes, to unleash a new assault by
logrolling has got to stop" and to use bis military moderni- Republican, as well as Demo-
President Reagan' yesterday sent zation programme to strengthen erratic legislators on the Penta-
to Congress a 973.7 billion the US. bargaining position in gon> budget
(£817 billion) budget for fiscal arms talks with the Soviet Mr Reagan’s projections for
1986 which' contains a wide Union. the next two years also fall short
(£817 billion) budget for fiscal arms talks with the Soviet
1986 which contains a wide Union.
range of cuts" in • domestic . Given . the President’s • per-
prbgrahimes - while sustaining sonal popularity and the size of
his Administration’s -massive his electoral victory, it is'likely
defence build-up. ' . . Congress will approve the bulk
The budget, which-contains of tbe .budget; though it will hit
even deeper cuts than his first - the. pockets' of those middler
in 1981;is in effect President's class, voters who helped - send
political manifesto; - for his Mr Reagan, back, to the White
second term. In it: he- gives Jttouse. .
notice of his determination to However, the budget’s failure
shrink the size of government to reduce the federal deficit by
by cutting" away at the foun- -as much as the President -and
dations of the welfare state, to Congress had hoped is certain
PRESIDENT REAGAN’S BUDGET
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. Given.' the President's - per- of the goal of reducing the
sonal popularity and the size of deficit to $100 billion by the
his electoral victory, it is likely end of the President's second
Congress will approve the bulk term. The projected deficit for
of the budget; though h will hit 1988 is $144 billion. - .
the jackets 1 ' of those middle;- Military expenditure would
class voters who helped^ send rise by almost 13 per cent to
Mr Reagan back to the White $277.5 billion. Defence spend-
ing would account for more
'However, the budget s failure than 29 per cent of the budget
to redure the federal deficit by total, compared with 26 per
as much, as the President -and cent in the current year.
Congress had hoped is certain ln an eflbn lo non _
„ m-Jir” " — > military spending the President
CAN S BUDGET has proposed eliminating more
Soda) corporation than 25 programmes and big
•nwwm . j,-. . hcoma : - Excise cuts in hundreds of others. He
mc*pt». Bmmwtofl taxes other taw. ^ also called for a 5 per.cent
cut in federal workers’ |jay. a 10
per cent, cut in administrative
costs, and the scrapping for one
year of cost-of-living increases
for those on civilian and
military retirement pensions.
The biggest savings are in
farm subsidies. Medicare (the
health care programme for the
elderly), and mass transit
subsidies.
Other programmes facing big
cuts include student loans, the
school lunch programmes, sub¬
sidies to small businesses, and
m- Not Groms to other the Export-Import Bank. Social i
.. -i bforast states and Feder al security is one of the few
locafitfes operations programmes to remain un-
^___J scathed.
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Grants to
states and
locaHJes
Paris and
Bonn defy
terrorists
Bonn (Reuter) - The French
Interior Minister.. M Pierre
Joxe, will visit Bonn today for
hastily, arranged'talks with bis
West German counterpart, Herr
Friedrich. Zimmerman, on in¬
creasing ..joint anti-terrorist
measures.
The talks were arranged after
the murders of a French general
and a Munich arms executive
by French"and German urban Australia will consider cuttii
guerrilla groups now waging a its protective tariff on industri.
joint offensive, said the West Imports from the Community.
German Government ■ spokes- Mr-Hawke made'Brussels ti
EEC to make trade
pact with Hawke
From Ian Murray, Brussels
• A trade - “peace" treaty tour. He leaves today for
between Australia and the EEC Washington, ignoring London,
is to be worked out today after His Brussels visit is a
negotiations' in- - 'Brussels measure of the increased im-
between Mr Bob Hawke, the porlance of the Community to
Australian Prime Minuter, and Australia since Britain joined,
the European Commission. Mr Hawke made this dear last
The EEC is expected to agree night in a speech to the Centre
to limit :its exports of agricul- for European Policy Studies,
trual produce particularly beef, when he said that his country
to the Pacific. _ In return, no longer saw itself as a distant
Australia will consider cutting outpost of Europe, and that it
its protective tariff on industrial had experienced “a dose.
. man,. Herr Peter Boenisch. -
“It is necessary to intensify
co-operation in pursuing and
combating terrorism.;, which is
now being organized on a
Europe-wide scale", he said.
The French, ultra-left group
Action Directe claimed the
murder in Paris 11 days ago of
M Rene Audran; the West
German" Red Army Faction
(RAF) for that of Herr Ernst
Zimme rman , ,-v..
• ATHENS; Grok police
were on the.-lookout-yesterday
for a young man .of medium
height, .j^ealani poor .' Greek,
whom they suspect planted the
bomb m an- Athens bar that ,
injured 80 people, on Saturday
(Reuter reports)...
A telephone caller told a
Creek newspaper that the bomb
was placed by a group called
National Front' to', protest ‘at
alleged US "complicity m the
Tuncish occupation of northern
Cyprus. ~ J ' •'
# GRONINGEN; ^ A pre¬
viously unlmoywi{rcmp,-North-
em Terror Front hits claimed
Imports from the Community. profound change in perception
Mr-Hawfce made'Brussels the of our role . The Pacific trasm
first stop in his round-the-world was now the Australian market
Indian spy
names
his clients
Delhi (Renter) - Poland,
East Germany and France have
been named as countries
involved by a businessman
described in newspapers as a
key figure in the Indian
espionage scandal. The Press
Trust of India (PTI) said
yesterday that Mr- Coomar
Narayun, Delhi representative
of the Manilla! Trading Com¬
pany of Bombay. . told a
magistrate he had passed
secrets to the three countries
during a 25-year espionage
career.
Earlier, an Indian Govern¬
ment spokesman said that the
Civil Servants in charge _ of
foreign loans, Mr J. S. BaijaL,
and defence producton, Mr M.
C. Sarin, would go on leave
before retirement The move
follows the arrest of their
personal aides on suspicion of
spying.
Mr Narayan is the second of
. 15 suspects to have made a
confession since they were
arrested after the scandal
became known three weeks ago.
On Saturday Mr S. Sanka-
ran, personal assistant to- the
press secretary of President
Zail Singh, confessed to having
sold information for as little as
$4 (about £3.60) a time for
- more than two years.
PTI said Mr Narayan
admitted his guilt In a 15-page
statement which said he had
been in what the agency called
“the spy business” for 25
years.
He said be had started by
passing on . industrial and
economic secrets and fend later
involved himself with defence
and political planning.
PTI said Mr Narayan's
confession showed he had
passed on information to
France, another unidentified
Western country, and Asian,
states for tens of thousands of
dollars.'
• SIKHS KILLED; . Six
Sikhs were murdered and
sexually mutilated with swords
at a shrine in Punjab, according -
to a senior state government
official (AP reports).
Three of the six were
religious preachers- and the
killings-happended in a remote
village bn Bbatinda district, 175
miles north west of Delhi.
The attackers were incensed
over alleged illicit sex in .the
shrine, said an official. No
arrests were reported.
m
one-man party
Succession race begins
Tamil Nadu hails ailing victor
From Michael Hamlyn, Madras
A Chief Minister who was
carried off to New York with a
severe stroke, who had a kidney
transplant, and who has lost the
power of speech returned
yesterday to Madras until an
ecstatic welcome. While be was
away he and his party won the
State Assembly election, taking
133 of the 234 seats, and all 12
parliamentary seats contested in
the general election..
He is a former -film star,
though the term does not quite
do justice to the veneration,
awe and plain love which the
- They spent the night camping
out on the airport road, serviced
by hordes of tea stalls and snack
stands, by municipal water
tanks and portable lavatories
(though lack of such refine-
bigger crowds than any party
stalwart.
But her star has waned. She
has been stripped of her party
offices, and though she may
once have been thought of as a
ments has never been much of possible successor to MGR, that
an embarrassment to an Indian
crowd).
His aircraft circled the parade
thought no longer carries any
weight.
She blames his wife. Jayanki.
ground beside St Thomas’s who has come into the limelight
mount . twice or thrice before as the ■ only person who can
landing the crowd, densely claim to interpret the sounds he
packed and kept in order by makes. Jayalalitba is under-
wooden barriers and police standably bitter, and has hinted
wielding lathis, waved and that Jayanki may not even be
* corrcctlymarrieij tobim-
southernmost-.stale, feel for lighten: r '-------- *-••
- -- Certainly Jayanki made the
Thmiph inranahfe of By the time the sun was third person ip a menage a trois
the <Sitv above the horizon his convoy with his previous wife, while
dThis ^underatanSnfcX hehas had. arrived, and his car was her. own first husband was still
hLl to tack Vte driven up a ramp to a 10ft high dive. But film stars are like
sSori in S as Oncf <***■ There he walked, appar- that, and MGR s personal life
MiJiirter bi^Se no one eke ently unaided, to wave and srems to strike no false chord
Minister, oecauseno one else grcel lhe throng M foldcd with the fact that he played only
i?e =« *™i„ . hands. ^nevolent and virtuous gods
By the time the sun was third person in a menage
ove the horizon his convov with his previous wife.
a trois
above the horizon his convoy with his previous wife, white
had. arrived, and his car was her own first husband was still
driven up a ramp to a I Oft high alive. Bui film stars are like
sworn in again as Lhict
Minister, because no- one else
will do.
His is truly a one-man party,
and when he dies it. is plain that
it will disintegrate. His minis¬
ters are anxious to keep him
alive and in the choir.
Everyone calls him MGR the
initials standing for Marudur
Gopalemenon Ramachandran:
the name is not even Tamil
since he was born of Keralese
parents . in Sri Lanka. It is
claimed that he passed his 68th
birthday last month, but those
who know him - say he is really
74.-
He returned to TamO Nadu
overnight from New York, and
hands. benevolent and virtuous gods
He is a pale man. though his
fans are for the most part darkly lhe respeCl n
r»_ :j:~ the sun- w ' lich he is held.
glasses**that hearts day and lhe r L^ th e ^M^ ?inna ? f h ? e m ° F
night and lhe lambswool topi he I s ■ *+*5* tv °i° CC °c if a
constantly wears over the wig *** P l ° i he ^ estem Sahara
hiding his baldness, it was t 8,3(1 *e Jayalalitba go, war zone and a refugee camp.
difficidt to tell just how well or
how active he really is. The ? h " e m fev ^ r L f ° r f?* Tflvlnr llTPSlk-lin
press was kent at a discreet ^ overcome in the lStyiUl UfCdK Up
Record for
West
Germany’s
jobless
Bonn — West German unem¬
ployment last month rose to its
highest level since the republic
was founded, with more than
2,600,000, or 10.6 per cent of
the population, out of work,
Michael Binyon writes. The
Federal Employment Office in
Nuremberg said. The jobless
total was 294,226 higher than in
December, mainly because of
the bitterly cold weather which
affected the building industry.
Herr Heinrich Franke, presi¬
dent of the Employment Office,
said the rise was a temporary
setback but would not disappear
overnight.
The republic's previous re¬
cord was reached last January
when 2,540,000 people were
unemployed.
UN plea for
torture check
Geneva (Reuter) - The
United Nations Human Rights
Commission was urged by its
outgoing chairman Mr Peter
KooJjmans, to set up a system
to monitor the use of torture
against prisoners in readiness
for adoption of the UN
convention against torture.
The convention, opened for
signature in New York yester¬
day, calls on states to take
effective measures to prevent
torture. It takes effect when 20
states have ratified it.
Camorra trial
Naples (Reuter) - More than
250 alleged gangsters and
accomplices were led into 20
steel cages in a vast, specially
built courtroom, the first batch
of over 600 to be tried in what is
hoped will be a crippling blow
to the Camorra crime network.
Watered down
Lisbon - Portugal's Parliament
is expected to reverse its
opposition to internal security
law now that controversial
articles^such as searches with¬
out warrant, the opening of mail
and the tapping of phones, have
been dropped.
EEC adviser
Mr Adam Fergusson, a
former Member of the Euro¬
pean Parliament, has been
appointed special adviser to the
Foreign Office on the EEC,
joining the office of Mr
Malcolm Rifkind, Minister of
State with responsibility for the
Community.
Bosses pay up
La Paz (AP) - A 24-hour
general strike ordered by the
Bblivian Workers* Confeder¬
ation paralysed most of the
country an forced private
industries to pay a 200 per cent
wage increase pending a Su¬
preme Court verdict on the rise,
ordered by the Government.
Prize fight
Paris (Reuter) - First prize in
a competition marking the
tenth anniversary of Sahara
Libre, the Algerian-based news¬
paper of the Polisario Front
rebels fighting Morocco, is a
free trip to the Western Sahara
war zone and a refugee camp.
how active he really is. The ___ .
press was kept at a discreet S *° int , OV !, r ^ >m ^ '"Jj*
distance. forthcoming race to succeed
_ MUK.
One person missing from the Though MGR has the popu-
cclebrauon was his former larity of a walking god, it is sad
mistress, Jayalalitba. When he that this has not been matched
was hale, before his stroke in by any clear administrative or
October, she was party pro pa- negotiating ability. His populist
500,000
stayed up all night to say hello.
Buses and lorries brought in
thousands from remote
districts.
Swiss drivers
block border
. Geneva - After weeks of
trying 1 b persuade their
Government -to . scrap taxes
imposed from January 1 on all
motorway traffic, Swiss lorry
drivers yesterday blockaded the
country's main frontier cross¬
ing-points, abou.t 40 in all (Alan
McGregor writes).
In an attempt ‘ to avert
intervention by.police! the lorry
drivers -said- their action was
primarily in protest at the
inevitable retaliatory measures
against .Swiss lorries by neigh¬
bouring countries.
people ganda secretary, sent to the measures, such as free school
Upper House of Parliament in meals for all between the ages of
Delhi and made deputy leader two and nine, have drained the
of the parliamentary party, exchequer and enhanced still
During the election she drew further his popularity.
Soviet defector tells of
years working for CIA
From Mohs in Ali, Washington
Mr Arkady Shevchenko, the • On the way to the US in
senior Soviet diplomat whose i960 accompanying Mr Nikita
defection in 1978 caused aston- Khrushchev, Mr Shevchenko
ishment, has revealed that he heard the Soviet Prime Minister
was working secretly for the mutter threats against the life of
Central Intelligence Agency for ihe then UN Secretary-General,
two and a half years before his Mr Dag Hammarskjold. who
defection. died in a plane crash in Zaire a I |T|peic; rtpIfiV
Mr Shevchenko, a former year later. JVUCMUCM y
adviser to Mr Andrei Gromyko. 9 Chatting with a colleague, he
lhe T?°^ ,el c For f^'£*) ^. Min,s f er t learnt of a heated Politburo
was Under Secretary-General of debate over launching a nuclear
■ ...
Elizabeth Taylor (above), who
has been married seven times,
and businessman Mr De nnis
Stein have broken their engage¬
ment, and Miss Taylor has
returned her £90,000 sapphire
engagement ring, a spokesman
for the actress said in Los
Angeles. ,
Starving newcomers resented :
Ethiopian resettlement hits snag
the United Nations in New
York for five years before his
break with Moscow and is lhe
attack on China;
• He describes
Moscow's
UIC4K WIUI ITIUSLUW HIIU IS UIC . -_
highest-ranking Soviet diplo- campaign for a ^tyliqumai-
matic defector to the US since ,n S chemical and biological
biological
the Second World War.
In his book Breaking with
weapons as a propaganda sham,
noting “there is no question
that the USSR is much better
Moscow, he gives a rare insight inai ^ £ TrffcTSS
into the life of the Soviet elite, P^red than the US for this
the personal rivalries, the type of warfare _
From Patti Validly, Addis Ababa
Leaders
association
of the farmers' mcnied by cadres of the newly-
in. one', of the founded Marxist Workers Par-
resettlement areas in the west of ty. has aroused criticism and
Ethiopia have told the Govern-- suspicion in many quarters and
ment that they can accept no it was probably inevitable that
more. .of.the starving peasants tfie existing population should
who are being transported info hav £ some reservations about
the'district every day io their the flood of new neighbours,
thoudsands. ■■■■.■■ In Tadelle the problem is
In the district of Tadelle, west compounded by the existence of
of Sboa, the' indigenous popu- a large transit camp for refugees
lation of .8,000 formers is who are. being moved further
already matched by the same west Over the past weeks as
number of new arrivals under many as 14,000 people nave
the Government’s scheme to 1 been unloaded from lomes to
-move about 1.5 million people spend the night in the camp
from the drought-stricken prov- which is little mo rc than a very
inces of Tigre and WoUo into large field, ‘
. the more fertiie'West Last week, local leaden made
Politicians -in. Addis Ababa it clear to Addis Ababa that they
responsibilfly for a'fire bonib at - had intended oi send even more wanted ali .future, arrivals at the- shelter. It is a nightmare. Many
a police depot on Sunday, , its boilocaHeaders have objected- camp to move on lhe next day. find that their friends or
third attack, in 12 days
programme, , imple- “Many of the resettles arc
- r—died on the long journey. The
O rate is high, for these people are
T very badly malnourished.
/ "They ^ the place is not the
SUDAN) land of milk and honey they
J had been promised and say
/ things like: ‘If we must die, let
S us a1[ least die in our own home,
f \ Somalia not here.’ They often refuse to
\»j SS i eatthe food we-offer them."
C shoa^J But many of he refugees who
I i aflowBM / have actually settled in Tadelle
very rebellious” said a nurse "Often they rethatcb the
from Anat hospital, near WeT- houses which the local farmers’
keite, which although about 50 associations have built for
miles away' has been given them, which is a sure sign of
responsibility for the ca m P- ' commitment They settle down
They have to sleep just where to - cultivate their -land with
they arc, on the ground, with no enthusiasm",, said another
shelter. It is a nightmare. Many hospital worker who'had made
find that their friends or regular visits to the settlement
members of their family, have, .area..
nepotism and workings of
Kremlin policy-making.
Examples, published in the
latest edition of Time magazine,
include:
type of warfare":
• Friends with KGB and
Central Committee sources told
him of a growing move to
remove President Anwar Sadat,
of Egypt, "one way or another".
j gs ZJ
very rebellious”, said a nurse
from Anat hospital, near WeT-
keite, which although about 50
miles away 'has been pven
responsibility for the camp.
They have to sleep just where
they arc, on the ground, with no
Peronist split widens
From Douglas Tweedale, Buenos Aires
The split in Argentina’s main who are widely seen as respon-
opposition Peronist party sible for Peronism’s. sliding
widened at the weekend when a popularity since it lost the
dissident faction claimed a October, 1983, elections,
majority of party delegates and ' Parliamentary elections are
named , a rural leadership scheduled for October this year
council and polls show the Peronists
The power struggle pits party .lagging for behind President
reformers and provincial Peron- Alfonsin’s ruling Radical Party,
ist governors against the en- Peronist reformers say their
trenched leadership of union party must shed the authori-
chiefSenor Lorenzo Miguel and tarian image of Seflor Igles'ias
the Buenos Aires provincial and Senor Miguel to avert a
leader Seflor Herminio Iglesias, new defeat.
Moscow (AP) - Organizers of
ihe world chess championship
postponed yesterday's 49th
game between Anatoly Karpov
and Gary Kasparov until
tomorrow because new facilities
for the match were not ready.
Aids first
Hong Kong (Reuter) - A
Hong Kong man believed to be
suffering from the colony's first
case of the fatal disease Aids
returned Iasi year after spending
some time in Miami, a health
official said.
Murder charge
Manila - A 20-year-old gang
leader was charged with the
murder nine days ago of
Australian missionary Michael
Helling and his American wife,
hacked lo death in their
northern Philippines home.
Correction
The international meeting in Athens
about the arms race was attended by
four of the six principals of what
has become known as “the five-
continent peace initiative'’: the
meeting did not. as stated last
Friday, adopt “four of the six
principles" or ihe initiative.
OVERSEAS NEWS
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
Human eye collection filled Auschwitz wall
From Christopher Welker, Jerusalem
. New and profoundly shock¬
ing evidence of genetic experi¬
ments on Jewish twins and
other inmates of Auschwitz by
Dr Josef -Mengele emerged
yesterday for the first time in 40
years as survivors began the
grim process of detailing their
experiences. .
As the three days of testi¬
mony before a public tribunal
opened in Yad Vashem, Jerusa¬
lem's austere Holocaust mu¬
seum, its chairman, Mr Yitzhak
Arad, explained that experi¬
ments to produce a master race
had been one of the greatest
Nazi secrets. “This chapter in.
the. history of Nazi crimes will
not disappear as they wish,” he
said.
The participant? in the.-
emotionally charged hearing -
some twins in their fifties still
wearing identical clothing -
argued that only by making
public their suffering could
enough world pressure be
generated to bring Dr Mengele'
to trial. All are convinced that
the man they call “The Angel of
Death" is alive in Paraquay.
Among those present were
West German. US and British
Atmosphere
improves at
arms talks
Geneva (AP) - The 40-nation
Geneva conference on disarms-,
ment begins its 1985 session
today in what its secretary-
general Mr Miljan Komaiina,
described as an "improved"
climate after last month's US-
Soviet accord to begin bilateral
arms talks here next month. ■
He told reporters that pre¬
paratory-meetings had already
shown a “clear improvement”
m-"the. general atmosphere
compared with last year’s
session after the collapse of the
superpower talks on strategic
and medium-range weapons.
diplomats. But from the orga¬
nizers’ point of view probably
most welcome were some 15
camera crews whose presence
ensured an atmosphere of
media circus strangely at odds
with the grotesque subject
matter. .
The solemn seven-man tri¬
bunal. headed by Mr Gideon
Hausner. the ageing prosecutor
of Adolf Eichmaim, were told
by one twin. Mrs Vera KreigeL
how at the age of five she had
entered an Auschwitz labora¬
tory to find one wall consisting
of a collection of human eyes
being used in. experiments of
which she, her twin sister Olga,
and their mother were a part
“It was like a collection of
butterflies. 1 do not know how
to describe ft. T was stupefied,’*
Mrs Kreigel said in Hebrew,
translated over special headsets.
“I saw a whole wall of eyes
looking at me. I was terrified.’’
In the most moving testi¬
mony of the opening day. Mrs
Kreigel. now 46 and plagued
with nervous and physical
disorders, explained how she.
her sister and mother " and
another pair of twins had been
forced to iivein a straw-covered
cage for 10 days while experi¬
ments were ^ performed by Dr
Mengele. .1 ■*:
“He was particularly inter¬
ested in us because my mother
had blue eyes and a: fair
complexion, and we had brown
eyes. He used tor call me The
Gypsy* ”, said Mrs Kreigel, *ho
came from a well-to-do Jewish
family.
“They injected onr eyes with
liquid that burnt. But we tried
to remain strong, because we
knew that in 'Auschwitz the
weak went up the chimney.” r
Earlier, she had described ho-
arrival af the spot where Dr
Mengele-practised his infamous
selection process.' sending
people with a flick of his finger
either in one direction, to
instant death in the crema¬
torium. or to the other, the
labour camp.
“Children were having their
heads beaten in like poultry by
SS men with their gun butts,
and some were being thrown
into a smoking pft. I was
confused: 1 thought that this
was some sort of animal
kingdom or perhaps I was
already intoL"
Another survivor. Mrs Ste¬
phanie Hclkr. now living in
Australia* indicated the heart-
searching undergone by many
of the “human guinea pigs”
before they agreed to appear
before this week’s tribunal T
tried for 40 years to forget so
many of the details,” she said.
T am sorry that some escape
'thenow.” '‘.’I ; ‘ . \
Mre Vera Alexander, -who.s
Czcch-bom, told of how two
gypsy twins - one a hunchback
- had been sewn together and
their veins connected by Dr
Mengele. who. concentrated on
blood trasfijSJODs in many
experiments.
“Their wounds were infected
■and they were .screaming in
pain. Their parents managed to
,gcl hold of some morphine and
used it to’kjQ them in'-birder to
end their suffering,” she said.
The most emotional plea
came from Mr Zerach Taub,
who was- 11 when he and his
twin brother were first subjected
to the Nazi experiments. “If
there is a shadow of good
anywhere.” he said, “then this
man should be handed over.”
At
Mild jail terms in Belgrade trial
From Oar.Correspoadent, Belgrade
Three dissident Yugoslav.
intellectuals were -yesterday
sentenced to prison terms
ranging from one to two years
for maliciously misrepresenting
the country's - present and past
history and insulting -Yugo¬
slavia's leaders.
Although all three were found
guilty- of spreading hostile
propaganda, a charge that*
carries a maximum sentence of
10 years' imprisonment,: their
sentences were .seen here as
relatively mild.
- Miodrag Milic, a- film
scriptwriter, received a two-year
sentence for what the court
described as “malicious writ¬
ings” about the record of the
Yugoslav Communist Party
since the Second World War
and for insulting the late
President Tito.
Milan NikoJ/c, a sociologist.
whose master's degree written
for an American university was
taken as incriminating . evi¬
dence. was jailed for 18 months.
Dragorair Olujic. a journalist,
was sentenced to one year’s
imprisonment for spreading
propagada hostile to the Yugo¬
slav stale.
•All ■ three were set free
pending appeal..
The trial which began three
months ago. reflected.' the
Yugoslav Government’s -ex¬
treme sensitivity to intellectual
critics, especially those beyond
the Communist Party’s control.
Anxious to allay the im¬
pression that the sentences were
handed down for political
beliefs, the presiding judge. Mr
Zoran Stojkovie, said in his
summing-up that the verdict
was not an attempt to curb
creative freedom but to prevent
“the misuse of this freedom".
But the observers noted that
the trial has aroused world-wide
protests and the Yugoslav
leadership appeared to be aware.
of the harm harsher sentences
would . have done to the
country’s image as a relatively
liberal communist state. . .
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Pause for health:-Presi¬
dent Duarte of £1 Salvador
lends a hand (and his lap) id
the country’s one-day drive
to immunize 400,000 chil¬
dren against polio, whooping
cough, tetanus, ', diphtheria
and measles. ,
Government forces, and
rebels called off their bloody
civil, war for a day .to allow
3*200- medical teams to
spread across tiie country4o
visit villages that rarely see a
doctor, lie drive took place
wHhbnt incident.
Contra feud hinders
aid campaign
...From Alao Tomlinson, Miami, Florida
Anii-Sandinista 1 ' Contra
rebels, meeting here tbdrum up
Congressional support, are find-
ing-it'difficult to agree on a
common policy?- -
They appear to agree that
they badly need to acquire'art
acceptable political face-If they
are to overcome the doubts of
wavering Congressmen,. but
there are fundamental differ¬
ences between the parties, some
wanting nothing short' of the
overthrow of the Sandiriistas,
while others would settle for
moderating the- Nicaraguan
Gdvemmenfs lint •- *
- Sources close to last week's
unity talks between the group
said they were unlikely to come
up with any -dramatic an¬
nouncement this week and
probably the best they could
hope for was a joint declaration
of principles.
_ Senor Steadman . Fagogh. a
Miskito Indian leader. £aye the
dearest indication of how. hard
it was . proving to .reconcile
differences. “There are empty
spaces on this rostrum. (Contra
leaders) Adolfo Caiero, Alfonso
Robelo, Eden. Pastora and
Arturo Cruz should all be here.”-
WhHc talks are to continue.
Nicaragua’s opposition leaders:
arc apparently still reluctant to
share the same platform in
public.
The event is to be the first of
many across the United States
to urge people to badger their
Congressmen ort renewing aid
to the Contras, .which was
suspended in : June.
Contra leaders met-through-,
out last week with prominent
members of Nicaragua's inter¬
nal political opposition in an-
effort to form .a united front to
spearhead the congressional
lobby.-
Senor Caiero, Sc dor Robelo,
Senor Pastora,-Seftor'Fernando
Chamorro and Scflor Fagogh
were all present, but perhaps the
two- key figured were Senor
Gruz^ leader,oftbe right-wing
Democratic - > Coordinating
Committed coalition and Senor-
Pedro Joaquin Oumorro,' edi¬
tor of the opposition newspaper
La Prensa until his recent flight'
lo Costa Rica.
From Tony Dub^odin :
;' Melbourne \ _• r";
Opposition and disquiet are.
wowing. wthTiftlieGoyefuracnt -.
over Australia’s decisiou to top
the United States
riussile.- v -*i
-The disquiet .was jrpt allay&jL
by the announcement yesterday
that a year ago’thc Untol'States ,
laid acoustic. sensors -opttosca
bed in international wetere east
of Austrialia ; io , ttace;.',ffie..
missiles* flight and splashdown,
and that ihe commariaT ship
which laid the sensors
called at Hobart and Sydney.
7. The. announcement . was
made-in Canberra .by. Mr Kim
Bcazley: the Defence Minister,
who had’earlier announced that
Australia had agreed tofecifilies
for aircraft mpnitofmg the
missiles* flight --
Tt is understood 7 foat the
American: plan.- is: :for - the
missiles.- to be fired,. worn
California and to
in internatioto- waters aooftl
200 miles off the Tasmarjlan
coast. It is riot known'when! the
proposed tesis : wonklte canted
out.
Yesterday- -the’: -Victorian.
Labour Unity ^ faction, : the.,
support -base .for- ‘Mr.7Bob
Hawke, the .Prime.- Minister,
said the go.vemmem shouki riot
involve itself in .the^testing-of
one of the most abhorrent
technical advances, in weapopr.
ry. . ’ • ! 1
It is the first time the &ctron
has made any public comment-
since the Hawke Govcmmeret
came to power, and musLsourid:
alarm bells for the Prime
Minister. V • •
With the party's Soaalud left
faction determined -to reverse
the dedsion, and the. centre left .
faction also known to be
unhappy, Mr- Hawke! faces the.
first real test of his second
administration when, the party
caucus meejs on February-19
after. his return from Europe .
and Washington. -
The other issue likely 16 be !
raised is the secrecy surround-
ing the decision^ which was
made in 1983 after carficr
approval by the FraserGovcnh
raenL It was not cor^dered by
the full Cabinet.,.
§ WELLINGTON: New Zea^
land yesterday, rejected, re¬
newed US request Sor a jjort
visit next month by an Anten-
can warship regarded as nuclear
capable. A similar application
was denied last week because
the visit would breach New
Zealand’s anti-nudear policy.
One consequence & that (he
United Stales ' may • reduce
defence. cpkteerittfon j and the
intcT!igepce- -shatedvanKHig the
Anzus - trea^F - partners, _ the
United States. Australia and
New Zealand. _ : _ - . .
When separatists split apart 7 -
Levesque begins to look like
yesterday’s politician
In the second of a two-part
series on the tribulations
aflecting Canada's Pani Quc-
hftois. John Best reports from
Montreal on the personalities
who may soon he dominating
the party.
On a recent,
bitterly cold
Sunday morn- '
tag, a young
mrnmmtmmmmm, Montrealer,
QUEBEC £ i lies
mU HjLmm bundled up in a
pair of well-padded ski pants, a
for-lined jacket and for hat set
off on a unique 190-mile walk.
He was bound for Quebec City
to raise what Mr Rbeamne,
president of the Montreal St
Jean Baptiste Society, called
“Quebecers’ awareness of the
cause of independence.” About
50 people left with him, the
wind cutting into their faces
like a knife. Within a few
blocks, however, -all but a few
had drifted away.
The poignant bat forlorn
tittle demonstration- can be
taken as a symbol of the
contemporary predicament of
the Quebec sovereignty move¬
ment. It is, to say the least.
Struggling - increasingly rel¬
egated to the margin of affairs
- as Quebecers concern them¬
selves with .mundame things
like jobs, security, the good life.
The day before Mr Rheaume
began his two-week trek, the
Parti QnSbecois, once the
repository of the hopes of those
who advocate separation from
Canada, had voted at an
emotion-charged special con¬
vention to remove independence
from the platform.
The result left the party
wallowing la confusion and
uncertainty, riven by dissen¬
sion, and toking increasingly
vulnerable to the. challeng e of
the Liberal Opposition. .
Hardcore separatists are
unsure where to tom. They are
reluctant to ahandon the party.
As Dr Camille L-anrin,si. former
minister who acted as spokes¬
man for the dissidents, ex¬
plained: “We don’t.intend to
give the Parti Quebec®is as a
gift to oar opponents.”
Future rivals: Mr Pari-
zeau; left, and Mr Johnson
At the same time, they no
longcr-feri at home in a party
which they think has betrayed .
its destiny. “The book is
dosed,” says Mr Jerome -
Proalx, a member of the
Legislative Assembly and
prominent representative of the
dissident group. The faction
desperately needs a leader- .
Many of its members arc
punting their hopes on . Mr
Jacques Parizeau, former
Finance Minister and a tower¬
ing figure in the Cabinet until
be broke with h£s Premier, Mr
Rene Levesque, over the sover¬
eignty issue last November and
resigned his Cabinet post and
seat.
Son of an old Montreal
family, be has aristocratic
bearing and a straighfonvanf
way of expressing hunselL Of
bb political beliefs he says,
quite simply: “I am a separa¬
tist ”
Mr Parizeau is comfortably
ensconced in a teaching pOS- •.
ition at a Montreal business '
college. Nevertheless, he} Js ■ ;
believed to be. keeping . his ...
options open. Should be agpee~}'
tq fead a new, frmdaawautHst. .".V ';
separatist party be would 7
probably be dealing 8 ; -,Bnntal}
Mow to Mr Lbvesque’s already 7 >
shaky re-election chances. - ./
"With 'the erstwhite Parti
Qnebecob vote irrevocably . - */-
split, it would taken miracle to
prevent the liberals,'under Mr. ’ V,
Robert .Bonrassa t- -*- former
Premier- thrown : but of office iri_ - ,A‘
1976 and looking for 'd ■-'■>.? v
comeback - fron takiBg over
again. ;
Whether Mr Lerasqne .sir-. _.V ; . •;
vives to fight another election * :
another question. IBs health fe- -rv; ; -/
anything bit robnsl -and Ins' -s
behaviour sometimes et ra&i -.'v.-v”
Many Quebecers consider him_
at 62, yesterday's poUtidan. ■ v . :y: -
Futbennme, there is a young yyA '
pretender to the thrdrie m the. -~v - ^
person of Mr Pkrre MiS - - "
Johnson, - Minister of J mtfce> ^ .} -
. and Inter-Govenmeiital Affairs.^-.^. :
Aged 38* he es the architect
the plan for dropping the .
sovereignty'plank. * .
Son of a fonner QBdbee. 'i'.V-'-
Premier, he is hasdsmae, lithe,
magnetic, ain altogether fra- ^ J .
posing’fignre. A recent opteion -- -
poll indicated that he Modd - -
lead tbe party to victory fa an ^ }■ -
election, whereas wouW Twe - ^ }}
under Mr L£vesqu& ''' ':. v*;i"
However the dost settles,^
winner in.tile political hattfcs;}
here. may fae Canada. Mr v : &A ■
Levesque fs expected to'
tiate a formula with Ottawa to; ;";
associate Quebec wfth .the new; .
federai corotitntwiL J wliW» fott \ .
province bss hitherto tweeted.
It would take more thaa 'a :
zealot’s walk from Mttotrto id >* :U 1
Quebec to udo the disaster ..
•bat would represent for. Qoe- x . - T : -
bec independence. =, -;y -^' 4 .,
Cbsdnddd
Four face Islamic execution in Sudan!
By Carol Berger
The’ use' of Islamic law to
suppress political dissent in
Sudan has accelerated despite
the international outcry which
followed last month’s execution
ofa well-known pacifist.
According to reports from.
Khartoum; four more dissidents
arc - expected to receive the
death sentence after a prolonged
trial.
The four were arrested more
than eight • months ago - on
charges of distributing literature
of the banned' Iraqi-backed
Baaihist Party. Their trial began
last November and has ini-
chided allegations by defence
council that they were tortured
by state security during their
imprisionmenL -
After these revelations in.
court, charges against the-men
were twice increased. Moist
recently, os January 31 . the
- abandoning
- and subversion. Both Xifcaijes ’ . _ ;
carry the dcfflhjiertalty.'-' >
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MJ^ 1 ^ twa of his series, Stephen Aris reports on the Church which operates like a thrifty family firm
In the Lutyens ciypt of
Liverpool s MetropbtitanCa-
■ thfidral’- itself bigger the
largest Anglican churchL «■ :a
group of elderly woraep -were
busy preparing for Eager,.,Tbe.
final touches were betn$’put : io
huge tapestries, ; - 30ft. - long, '
depleting saints anti irngefs.; But
even whro they arc finished; foe
dccoraiions -wiiJ't>er wr more
than isolated splashes of dolour
on the gaunt, nfei^p-stained.
walls! ;'•. .-•’ ••
If the Luiycns scherhe, first
commissioned in 1930. had
gone ahead, .toe Catholics would
now ' have a . cathedral which
would :■■ have ", dwarfed ; any
ccdesbsdcai -fauidhig - ■ in
England. ’ The main entrance
alone was as high as St Paul's.
Ongoially planned to cost £1
. million, the scheme was hailed
by the Second World War. But
when in 1955 the estimates had
reached -' £27- million, the
beirarchy took fright, and
cancelled The project Only the
crypt was built
Instead the Gathotics. turned
to Sir Frederick Cibberd, the
designer of Harlow New Town
and Londoh Airport, tor some¬
thing less' grandiose. The price
of the Gibberd caihodrai was
also £ I million.-It took only live
years to buQd. -against the
projected ten, but by ibe time it
was finished in 1967 ft had. cost
twice as much. And because the
FINANCING
THE CHURCH
Is - provided .by the individual
parishes, some poor, some
exceedingly rich. The problem
is further compounded by the
fact that although the parishes
may have the money, in civil, as
opposed to canon law, they
have no ttgal identity. Thus,
financially. speaking, the
dioceses are in loco paremis.
administering funds on the
parishes' behalf And the
mechanism for transferring
funds from one to another to
even out the disparities range
from the non-existent to the
primitive.
main burden'fell on the diocese
it will not be paid off until toe
end of toe century. It costs a
quarter of a million pounds a
year to run and the capital and
interest payments amount to
£100,000 a year.
The new cathedral may be
more modest than the- original
scheme but it i& stdi a
manifestation of the Catho&c
Church, at its most triumphant.
Dominating the city, its '‘crown
of thorns'* looks out over the
Catholic heartland, the densest
concentration of the faithful -
more than half a million - iq
England. Roughly one Catholic
out of every fifteen-lives in the
diocese. So tor any explorer
setting out to investigate
Catholic wealth, Liverpool
would seem to be the. logical
placetostart. ''
Just how -rich the Catholic
Church actually is, is extra-,
ordinarily.hard to gauge, partly;
because tbe Catholics are a
secretive community who keep
themselves to" themselves^and
partly because of their structure..
There is a paradox here: in
contrast to the Anglicans, the
Church. oFRome may appear to
be highly: disciplined and
centralized' with - all - roads
leading to Rome. But in fact , the
reverse is true.
Unlike the Church of.
England, there is _no. iren tral
body which holds and adminisr.
tens money on behalf of the
Church. With the Catholics the
power rests with the 22 dioceses
whose financial muscle, in turn.'
The one move towards
consolidation has been the
creation, with the approval of
the Treasury, of a Guernsey-
based. Church insurance fund
which looks after all the Church
property. Within the dioceses,
business has been concentrated
with one. or at the most two,
banks instead of being scattered
about in penny packets. But in
comparison with the Church of
England, the Romans arc a
cottage industry. .
All this makes for a confusing
and fragmented picture - which
is perhaps how the Romans,
who have suffered greatly in the
past from a image of extreme
wealth, wish it to be. The
publicity over the shenanigans
at the Vatican Bank has caused
them to withdraw even further
into their shell. The only real
clue air to ihe wealth of
individual dioceses is their
annual contribution .to the
National Catholic- Fund, the
one centrally managed Catholic
charity. The fund is tiny, no
more than £380.000. but from
the individual contributions it
would appear that Westminster
is -the richest. diocese in the
country, followed -closely by
Liverpool -. with Birmingham
Britain's Roman Catholics
arc a long way firom the
Vatican millions. Unlike
the Anglicans, they have
no City ofljee blocks or
landed estates to help
finance their work. Instead
they rely on a cheerful
mixture of beer, bingo,
brotherhood and shrewd
management
and Southwark some way
behind.
The most striking feature of
Catholic finance, however,
again unlike the Church of
England, is that it possesses
little or no inherited wealth -
the Reformation saw to that
Even the religious orders such
as the Benedictines and the
Jesuits, who run the-great public
schools as Ampleforth and
Stonyhurst, are self-contained,
autonomous units.
The 47Q>strong Jesuit com¬
munity is probably the richest
of the orders. The accounts filed
with the Charily Com¬
missioners show that there are
four main trusts with a capital
book value of £17 million. The
largest, worth £7.4 million, goes
to finance novitiate training - a'
long-drawn out business which
can last up to 12 years. New
ventures, such as the “faith and
justice” project in Liverpool are
backed by a £4.5 million trust.
But as the Jesuits deliberately
'follow a cautious investment
policy, returns are low. - no
more than five per cent on
average.
Amplefonh’s main asset,
apart from the school itself and
the prep school. Gifting Castle,
across the valley, is 1.000 acres
of agricultural land and-a herd
of _250 Fricsians. This was
originally acquired to support
toe monastery and the school
but these days it is farmed
commercially. The school ilself
which has a fee income from
parents of £1 million a term
makes, so its Procurator (bur¬
sar). Father Michael Phillips
says, a profit, though how much
is a question the monks prefer
to keep to themselves. Bui
Ampleforth appears to have
little difficulty raising cash
when it is needed. Tlx: current
appeal for £3.8 million was
launched only IS months ago
but already all but £800.000 has
been raised - a tribute to toe
depth, if nothing else, of the
better-lined Catholic pockcL
The value of C&toolic'owned
property is, of course, enor¬
mous. Westminster's cathedral,
churches, schools and semin¬
aries arc valued for insurance
purposes at a very conservative
£400 million. Bui as these assets
arc in no way disposable, the
Church does not even bother to
count them in the diocesan
balance sheets. “It is a quite
meaningless figure", says West¬
minster's Monsignor Ralph
Brown, the extrovert cleric who
organized the Papal visit in
1982.
Sometimes the Catholics will
sell a church, as the diocese of
Arundel and Brighton did
recently. A church in- Redhill,
Surrey, in the heart of what the
suprisingly worldly adminis¬
trators call the “vodka and
Volvo" belt, was sold recently
tor just over £2.5 million. But
the proceeds were immediately
earmarked for a new church hall
and a middle school.
There arc, as far as I could
discover, no city office blocks or
landed estates. Nor are there
huge parcels of stocks and
shares, such as the Church
Commissioners own. The dio¬
ceses. it is true, do hold
considerable sums on behalf of
PISS
the parishes. The latest accounts
of Arundel and Brighton, for
example, reveal that the 115
parishes own between them a
portfolio worth just under
£500,000, mostly unexcitingly
invested in gilt-edged, public
utilities and unit trusts; M & G
seems to be the favourite. But
even here, in the prosperous
Home Counties, the sums are
not large.
The money has been left to
the parishes by rich Catholics;
the richest is the little village of
Duncton whose trust fund is
worth just over £90.000 but. as
much of the money has been
Church triumphant: Pope John Paul in Britain in 1982, and
Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral
earmarked for specific purpos¬
es. the hands of the diocese are
largely tied The biggest single
lump of money in the diocese is
the £1 million left to toe church
at the end of the last century by
Frances Sea wen Blunt, which
produces a net income of
£94.000 a year. Bui again the
money is tied up by the terms of
the will.
The Catholics may be
nothing like as rich as the
Anglicans but they do have two
great advantages. First, there
arc no clerical families to
maintain and second, the
Catholics arc not obliged to
cover the country and can
therefore concentrate their ef¬
forts where they will be most
effective.
There are no firm figures for
the earnings of Catholic priests
who officially have no regular
income apart from the Christ¬
mas and Easter offertories and
what the Church calls “stole
fees" for performing marriages,
christenings and other cer¬
emonial duties. These sums can
range font a couple of hundred
pounds in the poorer parishes to
a thousand or more. But in
practice no priest cams less
than about £1.800 and many
have a good deal more. This is
spending money. And as every¬
thing else - from house to car -
is provided, the Roman clergy is
not quite as badly off as it might
seem. “The Anglicans have
better halves and we have better
quarters", joked a Liverpool
Treasure on earth: The Anglican inheritance
The: vexed, question- of glebe
has been, the source of anxious
and sometimes heated delude
in the Chnrch of England for
years. Glebe is land which
individual dioceses own, which
has come down to them over,
the; centuries' arid which is
outside the control of the
Church Commissioners. Esti¬
mated tobeworth £132 million
in .1981/2* this figure is
probably a good deal higher.
The Church Commissioners
argue that this property too
should be under their control.
and administered centrally - a
continuation of a process that
has been going- since
establishment - of Queen
Ante's Bounty in 1904.
Two years ago tbe Com¬
missioners bunched - their
.campaign with the . publication
of a bulky Green. Paper, “The
Historic Resources of the
Church of England”, which set
out. the-.complete financial
picture for the first time. It
provided tbe ammunition with
• which to attack the richer
dioceses-
The diocese of Lincoln is
one of the backwaters of tbe
Church of England but it is
also by far the richest. It has
been a big landowner since
medieval times and even today
it owns 21,000 acres of
farmland, rented out to 600
tenant farmers. On a conserva¬
tive estimate It is worth £13
million and produces an
annual revenue of £750,000.
The diocese of industrial
Bradford* on the other hand*
has glebe worth a mere
£117,000. This does not imply,
.of course; that the Bishop of
Lincoln* the Right Reverend
Simon Phipps, can live high on
the hog while his counterpart
in Bradford begs in the street,
but it does mean that the
strain on the pockets of the
rich of Lincoln is small, while
that on the poor people of
Bradford is great.
It is not s nr prising that
Lincoln and other rich dio¬
ceses are made nervous by the
envious glances cast in their
direction. "What yon must
remember", says the Bishop,
“is that while we may have
large historic resources, ire
also hare historic liabilities-
We have over 700 churches in
the diocese, all of them old and
in constant need of repair.”
There is a notice in the
cathedral which tells visitors
that jnst to maintain the
ancient fabric costs £125 an
hour. Lincoln's financial sec¬
retary, Peter Wells-Cole; says:
“When yon compare what we
have with the enormous wealth
of the Church Commisstoners
and the dioceses as a whole,
this glebe of onrs is really a
very, very small sum. It’s
making a mountain out of a
molehill.”
priest as he manoeuvred his
new MG Metro out of tbe car
park.
Apart from tbe churches,
most of which were built in a
heroic push from 1850 onwards,
the Church's biggest single
investment has been toe
schools. Hundreds of millions
of pounds have been poured
into setting up a network of
Catholic schools throughout the
country. In the 1950s Liverpool
was spending between £1
million and £5 million on its
school building programme;
even though the State has met
up to SO per cent of the cost, it
is the individual Catholics in
the parishes who have borne the
strain. There are no Church
Commissioners to help them.
The overwhelming im¬
pression is that toe Catholics
run their church like a thrifty
family firm: every penny is
ploughed back into the busi¬
ness. In Liverpool much of toe
cost of the schools has been met
by selling up a network of 150
social clubs throughout the
diocese which have performed a
dual function: they raise money
for the Church and they offer
centres for Catholic life for
those whose church-going is not
as frequent as it ought to be.
“Building through beer”, is how
Father Michael McKenna, the
extraordinarily energetic di¬
ocesan secretary, describes it.
In other dioceses the money
has come from bingo and whist
drives as the Catholics do not
share, it seems, the Non-
Conformist horror of gambling.
Even so Liverpool has had to
borrow: between them toe
diocese's 234 parishes have
some £4 million of debts
outstanding. By contrast, the
parish reserves are around £6
million so Liverpool is solvent
- but dnlyjust
Liverpool has one of the most
ingenious and • imaginative
financial set-ups in the country.
One of McKenna's innovations,
a radical departure from normal
Catholic practice, is a scheme
whereby each parish contributes
15 per cent of its income into a
common pool which is adminis¬
tered by five specially, selected
priests for the benefit of
everybody. He has also set up a
form of inter-parish banking
service in which parishes in
credit pay the interest charges of
those in debt.
As- Liverpool has fallen on
hard times and the clubs are no
longer as prosperous as they
were. McKenna has. for all his
ingenuity, been forced back to
that traditional source of Cath¬
olic finance: the contributions
of the faithful. This is the
Catholics' most powerful wea¬
pon. and the best example of it
in action was during the Pope's
visit of 1982. From a religious
point of view it was a great
success but in terms of cash it is
one tbat has cost- the Catholics
dear - some £6.7 million to be
precise.
From the start it was clear
that the main burden would fall
on toe community. But, hoping
Ip'caselhe strain, the organizers
at Westminster set up a
company. Papal Visit Ltd., to
channel the-cash and. hopefully,
to make a profit from the selling
of souvenirs and other franchise
operations. No sooner had the
Pope's visit been announced
than Monsignor Ralph Brown
and his helpers were deluged
with all kinds of propositions. It
quickly became clear that these
scholarly clerics were out of
their depth and needed pro¬
fessional help. So the Monsig¬
nor. who is nobody's fool, called
in Mark McCormack's Inter¬
national Marketing Group
which is better known for the
promotion of such super-stars
as Arnold Palmer and Angela
Ripponl
Alter some hard bargaining,
it was agreed that IMG should
take 20 per cent of the franchise
profits and of any savings the
firm generated. Profits of about
£2 million were expected but, as
it turned out. no more than
£500.000 was realized. The
Falklands conflict was partly to
blame but so, too. were some of
the suppliers. An Irish firm
distinguished itself by produc¬
ing thousands of Papal diaries
whose year, eccentrically, began
not in January but in April.JTo
no one’s surprise but their own.
some two tons remained tin-
sold.
Even so. IMG earned more
than £100.000 from the oper¬
ation while the dioceses were
left with a much larger bill.
Birmingham, which staged the
Coventry mass, which involved
a heavy bill from the police, has
had to find £1.25 million, while
Liverpool estimates that it will
take another 10 years to pay off
its share. Everybody concerned,
however, is confident that the
money will eventually be found.
In this cheerful but sometimes
uncertain fashion, the Romans
soldier on.
TOMORROW
Poor Methodists -
and rabbis who
earn £25,000 a year
. Extradition pact with Spain close
Britons on the run still
have breathing space
British and Spanish nego¬
tiators are on the “home
stretch" in the race to achieve a
suitable text for a new extra¬
dition treaty, a Foreign Ministry
spokesman said here. But that
does pot mean that fugitive
. Britons in Spain will soon see
their suntans' fade to prison
palioc.
According to a British
consular spokesman, only one
important obstacle remains:
deciding exactly what consti¬
tutes ah eactradictable offence.
Britain found ‘ unacceptable
an earlier' proposal,' based on
terms of the European Conven¬
tion, and awaits Spain's official
opinion. British negotiators say
that this. convention,_ which
allows extradition requests tor
offences punishable by prison
From Haity Debelins, Madrid
terms of. as little as one year, is
loaample.^ ■ . .
Talks ■ between representa¬
tives of the. two governments
began more, than a year ago in
London, and then transferred to
Madrid, to formulate a docu¬
ment which could replace toe
treaty abrogated by Spain in
1978..
Meanwhile, a number, of
British citizens wanted by
police topk advantage of the
legal vacuum and of the relaxed
Spanish attitude towards free-
spending foreigners, to establish
residence in Spain. ..
Among better-known cases,
in which' Scotland Yard was
stymied after tracing suspects to
Spanish' coastal areas, .were the
Heathrow gold "bullion.robbery,
the Security Express hold-np.
the Chatwin jewellery disap¬
pearance. and a parcel-bomb
killing.
There is one aspect which
may bring a sigh of relief from
crooks who are lying low and
living high in this country. The
Spanish constitution bars most
retroactive legislation, and there
is a strong possibility that a new
treaty might not be applicable
to persons wanted tor past
offences. Doubt still exist about
this and Britain awaits the final
opiaion of Spain's legal expert.
There is yet another reason
why Britons on the run are not
yet packing their bags. It. is
hoped that agreement will be
reached “early in the year”,
according to a British consular
source; but the treaty must then
be ratified by both countries
., - ,r..
r.' . \
Tamils fly
black flags
of defiance
From Donovan Moldrich
; Colombo -
With the Srf-Lankan security
forces tied down in the fight
against Tamil separatist rebels,
a cultural, pageant by -school¬
children replaced the customary
army parade- at- ihc- Indepen¬
dence -Day celebrations ai ihc
pariramcniaiy complex ^at Jaya-
wardenapura outside Colombo
In ihe Tamii : areas, crippled
by a general -^nke* black flags
were flown in response io a call
by rebel groups, for mourning.
Elsewhere in'the country the'
nalional flag was promine'nlly.
displayed pit - buildiggs '’ in
response to a cafl by.'the Prime
Minister. Mr Rariaslnghe Pre^,
madasa. to all communities to
show the flag as a gesture of
national solidarity "
UN border force for
Cambodia ruled out
From Our Correspondent, Jakarta
the United Nations Sec¬
retary-General, Scnor Javier
Perez de Cuellar, yesterday
effectively, quashed speculation
that he was studying concrete
proposals, for an international
pcacc-kecping force on the
fhai-Cambodun border.
Responding' to journalists'
questions, after meeting Presi¬
dent Suharto of Indonesia* he
said (he issue had been raised
by journalists in Singapore on
Sundav, but that saying it was a
possibility did not mean it was
being studied . as a proposal.
Shortly after his comments, a
_stalcm‘cni ..from, the. Thai
Foreign. Ministry said the Prime
Mini5icr/Gcneral Prcm Tinsu-
lanonda. and Prince Norodom
Sihanouk, head, of the UN-
rccogriizcd Cambodian, cot
alition govemmeni-m-cxile.
rejected the idea of a border
pcacc-kecping force unless
linked with total troop with¬
drawal.
An Indonesian spokesman
said after the meeting with Mr
Suharto that Scnor Perez de
Cuellar had said a solution to
the presence of the 160,000 to
180,000 Vietnamese troops in
Cambodia was still far off.
Indonesia had emphasized that
any solution reached should “be
fair to Vietnam”.
• ARANYAPRATHET: Viet¬
namese troops seized a Khmer
Rouge hilltop outpost in Cam-
bodja yesterday after fierce
fighiing in which at least one
guerrilla was killed and seven
woundcd.'Thai military officials
said here {Reuter repom).
Mr Kory agin; Too weak to
stand
USSR
Anatoly
Koryagin
By Caroline Moo rehead
A psychiatrist in his mid-
forties, who has spent more
than 13 months in the last two
years on hanger strike in
Cbistopol prison, is believed to
be critically ill. Dr Anatoly
Koryagin is ■ reported to be
receiving forcible feeding and to
have become too weak to stand.
In 1981, after publicly
criticizing the Soviet abuse of
psychiatry for political purpos¬
es, Dr Koryagin was arrested
and sentenced to 12 years'
imprisonment and internal
exile on charges of “anti-Soviet
agitation and propaganda”. In
December of the next year,
reports began circulating that
PRISONERS
OF CONSCIENCE
he had been beaten by prison
guards, after saying tbat he
would refuse all food unless
there were improvements made
to (be inadequate diet.
Last October* Amnesty In¬
ternational appealed to doctors
throughout the world to inter¬
cede on fans behalf, when it was
learned that Dr Koryagin was
unable to ingest food after
finishing a four-month hunger
strike.
Unexpected rescue exposed
oil tanker fraud, court told
When the oil tanker Salem
sank five years ago off toe coast
of Senegal, toe British merchant
ship Trident “was not supposed
to be tocre.*' the prosecution
has told a court here.
The TridcriL came io the
Salem's rescue on January 17,
198Q. as the oil lankec went
down in a deep Atlantic trench,
it seemed fortunate at the time
that the Trident happened to be
sailing by to pick up two
lifeboats full of shipwrecked
sailors.
Bui the British ship's inter¬
vention was not so lucky for.
Houston businessman Frede¬
rick Soudan. Mr Randy Bel¬
lows. a US Justice Department
prosecutor, alleged. “The pres¬
ence of the Trident was an'
accident of fate that has [he
most profound consequences
for Soudan.” Mr Bel tows said.
Mr Soudan, aged 41, a
Lebanese national who lives in
Houston, is charged by toe US
Government'with master-mind¬
ing a complex S56 million (£47
million) oil fraud. His trial,
which began on January 8, is
expected to last until next
month.
“He devised a scheme to steal
From a Correspondent, Houston
200.000 ions of oil. load it on a
tanker, ship it to South Africa,
sell as though it wens his own
and sink toe ship.” Mr Bellows
said in his opening statement at
the trial.
The prosecutor contends that
Mr Soudan, a little-known
Houston commodities broker,
won a contract to deliver in
secret a shipload of oil to South
Africa in 1979. South Africa
was desperate for oil because it
was embargoed for its racial
policies by the Arab oil-
producing countries.
On the strength of toe
contracl. Mr Soudan allegedly
borrowed Si2.5 million from a
South African bank to purchase
the Salem-, then arranged to
lease the ship out to pick up an
oil cargo in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti oil belonged to
Shell International and was
supposed to be transported to
Gibraltar, but Mr Soudan is
accused of delivering most of
the oil secretly to South Africa
and sinking toe ship to make it
appear that the oil was lost at
sea.
The prosecution alleges that
Mr Soudan made at least S425
million on the deal. Shell lost
$15? million. Even after it won
$30.5 million in a settlement
from South Africa, insurers lost
about $10 million.
Mr Soudan's Houston law¬
yers contend that their client
was a middle-man in the oil
deal who was defrauded by
crooked partners in The Nether¬
lands and Greece. They also
claim that Lloyd’s may have
pressured the US Government
to prosecute in order to
avoid paying a $24 million
insurance claim.
Mr Robert Taylor, toe former
master of toe Trident, who
comes from Ireland, told toe
court last week that though toe
Salem sailors said explosions
and fires preceded the sinking,
he saw evidence of neither.
Mr Kevin Lynch, also from
Ireland, a former Trident
crewman, also testified that toe
seamen thought it odd that
some Salem crew members
plucked from lifeboats wore
suits and carried bottles of
liquor, passports and cigarettes.
“They were dressed in nice
clothes ” he said. “I thought
they were a bit overdressed for
the occasion.**
The trial continues.
‘Butcher’ of
Tehran
loses job
Tehran (Reuter) - The man
responsible for the trial and
execution of thousands of
people in Iran since 1979 has
been replaced as revolutionary
prosecutor, a spokesman tor toe
Judicial Council said yesterday.
Mr Assadollah Ladjavardi.
who acknowledged ihai many
people called him the "Butcher
of Tehran", had held the post
for about four years and
operated from the notorious
Evin prison in the north of the
city.
His replacement by a re¬
ligious judge from Mashad,
Hojatoleslam Razini, follows
controversy over his policy of
refusing to release prisoners
until, in effect, they were turned
into Muslim fundamentalists.
• COPENHAGEN: One of 17
Iranian refugees staging a
hunger strike in Blokhus.
Jutland, in protest against the
refusal by the Danish auth¬
orities to gram six of them
political asylum, was sent to
hospital for emergency treat¬
ment yesterday (Christopher
Follctt writes). The strike has
lasted 10 days so far.
Seoul obliges US by letting exile return
From David Watts
Seoul
The South Korean Govern¬
ment has ended months of
speculation on toe future of the
country's most celebrated pol-'
itical exile with ihe announce¬
ment that it will not jail Mr
Kim Dac Jung when he returns
at the end of this week.
Mr Kim. once a serious
contender for the presidency,
has been in the United States
since toe end of 1982. where he
went for medical treatment after
being released from jail on a
sedition charge. The charge still
stands and Mr Kim could have
been returned to jail on his
return on Friday.
The. Government's an¬
nouncement follows toe revel¬
ation at the weekend that
President Chun Doo Hwan will
visit the US in April.
• The- Government said there
was no connection between toe
two announcements, but the
Americans made it dear to the
Koreans that it could not
entertain President Chun in
Washington with Mr Kim in
jaiL
Mr Kim is President Chun's
most deadly political enemy. It
was Mr Chun who charged Mr
Kim with sedition and jailed
him for 20 years after the
uprising in Kwangju in 1980.
Despite- (hat, yesterday's
statement limits its options lo
nothing more serious than
house arrest when Mr Kim
steps off a Northwest Airlines
Boeing with an entourage of
American politicians on Friday.
• WASHINGTON: Mr Kim
welcomed the statement “as the
beginning of a reasonable
attitude” (Reuter reports). But
he feared the Government
might place him under house
arrest or have him closely
watched.
“I note...that there is no
mention in the Government's
statement as lo whether I can
avoid house arrest or surveil¬
lance, which would deprive me
of freedom.” he said.
“I call on the Government to
take this opportuity to restore
the foil political freedom of all
present and . past political
prisoners and banned poli¬
ticians by granting them am¬
nesty. the restoration of civil
rights and toe removal of any
restrictions on their political
activities.” he said,
ft ILLEGAL DEAL: At least
80 US-built helicopters, which
can be adapted as military craft,
have been delivered without
American consent to North
Korea through a West German
exporter, according to an
official in ihe US Department
of Commerce (AFP reports
from Washinton).
Mr Theodore Wu. Deputy
Assistant Secretary for export
enforcement, said the delivery
was “probably the largest illegal
diversion of US-manufaclurcd
aircraft, or helicopters, that we
know of”
SPECTRUM
Surest) Karadi
■ THE BRITISH ■
AND THEIR PETS
From the pedigree
poodle to the
humble hamster,
animals loom large
in family life.
Alan Franks begins
a three-part series
on th e pros and cons
of keeping pets
I I rcallv should have been we. and
not the Americans, who devel¬
oped U'ult. quite properly
advertised as the only food your
dog can ask for b> name. The British
may claim prodigously human
qualities for their domestic pets, but
none has been heard to growl: "Pass
the Kennomeai.” Not yet.
it should also have been one of
i >ttr statesmen who came up with the
following: “The greatness of a
nation, and its moral progress, can
he judged by the way it treats its
animals” True, ii came from the
mouth of one who knew a thing or
two about the British character, but
his name was Mahatma Gandhi.
The fact is - and wc had belter
grasp the nettle early on - that we
arc not a nation of animal lovers,
any more than we are a nation of
shopkeepers or a nation of seafarers.
These epithets, w’hich arc meant to
pin down the soul of a people in a
single phrase, do nothing but
mislead by ascribing to thfc whole lot
of us the’qualities of a fairly large
minority. Some of us love animals,
but not all of us.
If you doubt the truth of that, ask
ihc RSPCA. the Battersea Dogs
Home, the National Canine Defence
League, the Animal Welfare Trust or
,inv of the country's countless
animal protection societies. Before
you argue that they arc evidence of
the care, remember that, as one
volunteer worker explained: "You
cannot have a charily without first
having had widespread negligence or
abuse of rights".
Wc are. in fact, a nation oranimal
ir.v. the population of which is
divided into numerous different
"regions” with the largest being the
canine one. There arc about 6
million dogs in a total of 4.8 million
households. The most popular
breeds arc labradors. German
shepherds. Yorkshire terriers and
poodles. According to the Pet Food
Manufacturers' Association, the
profile of a "typical” dog-owning
household is a family of three or
more, with children aged between 6
and 16. and a garden.
Cat-owners - and there arc 5.4
million of the animals in 3.9 million
households - arc more likely to live
in detached or terraced houses and
in rural areas. As for the budgie, it is
most likely to be resident in a
council house, terraced house of fiat,
usually in an urban area. No darling
of the upper classes, the humble
budgie lodges in only 8 per cent of
homes in the lop socio-economic
bracket, where dogs and cats
outnumber it by at least two to one.
These are. however, bloodless
statistics. The way in which wc tend
to fashion the characters of these
creatures in our own image -
sometimes only to find that the
reverse has happened - is far more
compelling.
One of the less-wild national
generalisations is that we (the press
no less than the public) practically
turn a cal or a dog into a human
being whenever the opportunity
arises. No wonder the Italians
disparage us as a country more
concerned with its pels than with its
aged.
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Good companions: healthy exercise with the dog, or a feline friend in old age
Take last year's protracted pel he was really a wolf, which the
story: the one about Marmaduke caveman was fortunate enough to
Gingerbits. the cal at the centre of have on the same side, is a moot
whai can only be called a "tug-o'- point. The likely answer is that he
was a bit of each: one of the first
Tom'* wrangle. Mrs Anna Sewell,
having convinced a court that the
animal was indeed Marmaduke and
not her neighbour's missing cat
Sonnv (as the neighbour claimed),
said: "He is the number one priority
... of course we still love him and
want him home, but in some ways
he has become loo famous. We do
not want him turned into a freak
show.” If it were not for the fact that
his furry face was beaming out of the
page, you might have assumed that
the story was all about a doting
mother and her wayward rock-star
son.
Still, we are in good company
when we humanize our pets. Did not
T. S. Eliot make a whole book, and a
very splendid one, out of the
process? And has not Andrew Lloyd
Webber taken the mailer lo iis next
logical step with his musical Cu/s?
"E need to go back lo the
Egypt of about 3.000 BC
to locale the first
examples of the domesti¬
cated variety, or Felis caws. During
this period it was used to guard the
Egyptian farmers' stores of grain.
From here there was a slow northern
migration and interbreeding with
the still-w ild cats of Europe.
We know that tame species from
Egypt were also imported lo Italy by
Phoenician traders before the
Christian era; the remains of cats
found in our own Roman villas at
Silchester. Hampshire, and Dursfey.
Gloucestershire, are very probably
descended from that strain. How¬
ever. there is no official record in
Britain until AD 93o. the year in
which Howel Dda. prince of south¬
central Wales, passed a law to
protect eats.
They are a bunch of parvenus
when compared with the dog. which
figured in hunting scenes on cave
walls as far back as the Palaeolithic
era.
Whether he was. at that stage of
his evolution, domestic in the sense
we understand it today or whether
creatures to realize the expediency of
being a human ally rather than
opponent in the business of
procuring food. The dog. in becom¬
ing Man s Best Friend, was appar¬
ently doing himself a favour along
the way.
When we speculate today on the
nature of a cat-person or a dog-
person. perhaps wc can identify,
albeit crudely, their respective
blueprints back among the pyramids
of Egypt and the caves of prehistoric
England. Thai is certain to give
olTcnce all round, but it is a starting
point.
The essential difi'crence between
the two species, and so to some
extent between the people who own
them, is that the dog is a public sort
of individual while the cat is a
private one. You need not have seen
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
to see how the dog both projects and
influences the i mage of its master.
The caL on the other hand, is
content to live without reference to
the values of the human world. He
has his own territorial demarcations
which have nothing to do with
garden railings and privet hedges; he
makes his accommodation - or not
- with the neighbours who matter
(that is. the feline ones), and exists
in his own intricate skein of senses,
instincts and boundaries.
To say that a dog-person is the
more likely to try to cut a dash will
cause vet more offence, but when
did you last see an Old English
sheepdog which was not intended to
turn heads in surprise, or a
Dobcrmann pinscher which was not
intended to arouse just a flicker of
fear?
It must be remembered that tl 46
per cent of households ow-n a pci.
then 54 per cent do not; and that if
one in six has a dog, then it is a
dogless majority which believes its
own legitimate interests arc often
obscured by Britain's emotional
protectiveness towards our "dumb
friends".
Dogs are responsible for more
than 60.000 infections a year.
210.000 dog bites requiring hospital
treatment, and road accidents which
cost £40 million, according to Dr
David Baxter and Professor lan
Leek, of Manchester University’s
department of community medi¬
cine. They say illnesses range from
about 30.000 infected wounds,
through stomach and skin ailments,
to worm infestations which have
been known to cause renal failure,
eye damage, blindness and, in rare
cases, death.
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On IMS
Di
ocs deposit almost one
^million gallons of urine and
‘ 1.000 tons of faeces a day.
much of it in our streets,
gardens and pavements. With up to
16.000 infections transmitted annu-
allv through polluted soil, it is small
wonder that Dr Baxter, Professor
Leek and many parents of young
children are calling for effective
safeguards.
The> urge the implementation of
such measures as improved hygiene
education, the putting down of stray
dogs, a minimum age for dog
ownership, more rigorous con¬
ditions for the issuing of licences
and an increased fee to help to
finance a force of wardens.
This is the hidden face, or rather
underbelly, of pet-loving Britain,
which has recently acquired a higher
profile as the Government talks of
scrapping the national licence in
favour of local authority control.
Just as there arc dog-people and
caL-people, so the general payement-
using public can be divided into two
categories of their own: the ones
who cry "Foul!” if they sec their
footway being abused, and the ones
who just give a disapproving glance
and cross the road - the Foulcrs and
the Scowlcrs.
Despite that other misleading
British reputation for diplomacy, we
arc without doubt a nation of
Foulcrs. The only trouble is that
whenever we stumble across the
evidence of offence, cither the
animal is already several blocks
auav. or else is not accompanied by
its owner and cannot understand a
word wc say.
A few weeks ago the wcH-imcn-
tioned parish council of West
Hallam in Derbyshire suffered a
setback when Britain's first salaried
"dog-lurker" (the country that gave
us Huff calls them pooper-snoopersj
was unmasked by the local popu¬
lation. A retired man aged 64, he
had taken up his vigilante role
incognito, lo dean up a village
whose population has risen from
800 people to 10.000 in the last 10
years, with a more than proportional
rise in the dog count. Once his
identity was discovered, he became
redundant and has since been
replaced by the old technology -
warning notices.
When all is said and done: wc arc
a nation of cx-farmers; people who
moved from the land lo the towns
leaving only 3 per cent of us still
engaged in agriculture. We arc now
three or four generations down from
those whose lives were intricately
bound up with their creatures.
Wc have inherited the withdrawal
symptoms, which wc go sonic way
towards curing by stocking our
homes with pets. In some cases this
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Bring back those Hill street
( moreover ... Miles Kington )
blues
I have another postscript to
report to the exchange of ideas
about village names. I thought,
if you remember, that many
v itl’age njmes would make good
names tor fictional characters.
/This notion was enthusiasti¬
cally endorsed, especially by
Tim Hcald who has been doing
it in his novels for years, and all
I can say to him is that no idea
is new under the sun and that
Neville Chamberlain is obvi-
ousL a small hamlet in Dorset.)
I have received remarkable
confirmation from Francis
Smith. I had found a small
place on the map called Honey
Hill and suggested idly that she
was a natural heroine, Francis
writes to say that there was in
the 1930s a real person called
Honey Hill, an American
musician who was - and I quote
- "Leroy's Buddy's pianist in
Indianapolis".
This needs some explaining.
To start with. Leroy Carr was a
famous blues pianist and singer,
who recorded some very soft
and ekgani blues in the early
J930s which arc still very
listenable: This much J knew. I
know now from Francis Smith
that when Lcrov. Carr died in
April. 1935. a man called Bill
Gaither decided to take over
Carr's popular mamJe and
called himself "Leroy's Buddy'*,
rather as if Shakin' Stevens had
decided to call himself "Elvis's
Mate”. And Honey Hill was
Leroy's Buddy ‘s pianist be¬
cause. in Francis Smith's words;
"Honcv Hill was an excep¬
tionally fine pianist and ap¬
peared on virtually every
recording of Gaither's between
December 15. 1935 and Oc¬
tober 22. 1939. The two made
some VU sides together which
was 3 hell of a lot of records in
those days; they were very
popular.
"Indianapolis was a good city
for pianists and blucsmen -
Carr and his guitarist Scrapper
Blackwell lived there, among
others. And Honey Hill re¬
corded two sides under his/her
own name on June 24._ 1938.
You will have noticed, lor you
have a keen eye for such things,
that l say 'hc/she'. This is
because it has curiously never
been established whether this
pianist vvas male or female.
Some assume simply from the
name that 'she' was female. Me.
1 think male. But a very tine
pianist. Listen to Leroy s Buddv
on Saptown Stomp (the ‘Nap
means Indianapolis) and nns
and Seedier (recorded 19ah)
and you’ll sec what I mean.
Wow. A load of information.
But that's Francis Smith for
\ou. 1 ought to explain at this
point that I do know Francis.
He i> perhaps better known as
the cartoonist Smithy, once a
mainstay of Punch with his
elegant and acute drawings, but
now- usually seen in the belter-
paid pastures of American
magazines from Playlmy up¬
wards.
From the name. Francis
Smith, yim would not know
whether’he is male or female,
but I can testify that he is
bearded, male and the most
knowledgeable person on the
blues I have ever met. He once
drew a cartoon for Playboy
which included in the back¬
ground a numbered record by
the blues guitarist Sun House.
Now. this particular record is
known to exist but has never
been found. Francis received
agonized letters from all over
America: "Hcv. that record in
jour cartoon - have you got a
copy? I'll pay thousands of
dollars for it. 1
I daren't meet Francis too
often - once a year perhaps -
because he is a non-stop
encyclopaedia and l cannot take
it all m. Luckily, he is not one ol
those experts who drown you in
knowledge, but one of the rarer
kind that send you floating
away on the tidal wave of hi*
enthusiasm and insight.
Ho docs not just possess
M»me of the rarest blues 78s tn
the world, now luckily issued on
a Magpie series of LPs. he is
also an expert on French and
German magazines of ihc
190th. posters of the 1920s,
book jackets of the 1930s...
He is. in fact, not just
knowledgeable but criminally
knowledgeable. If 1 was the
disgustingly rich head of a TV
company, f would gel him to go
on the screen and just talk ofi
the top of his head about one of
his enthusiasms, like A. J. P.
Taylor. The nearest anyone ever
came to this was when Radio 3
got him to do a scries on piano
blues players, but 1 gather that
Radio 3 was a . bit worried
because he sounded too en¬
thusiastic and. well, you know,
too unbroadcaster-like.
Where was I? Oh yes. Honey
Hill was . Leroy’s Buddy’s
pianist. Never say you don't
learn anything from this
column. Thank you. Francis.
® By the way. about my
invention of the Dutch name
Hertz van Rental. I have
received several letters pointing
out that this name is already in
print, being listed in David
Piper’s .4 lo Z of Art and Artists,
from Mitchell Beazley, as a
little-known Dutch artist True,
but this work wap first pub¬
lished in 1984. I first used the
name in Punch as part of the
celebrations surrounding Prin¬
cess Anne's wedding, which was
some time back. •
very act is cruel in itself, for the
animals were never intended tor
such a fife and so sutler as a result of
our evolution.
Let us remember that the nation
which gave us iVuif also gave us the
legend of the pci baby crocodile, a
most popular gift in New York a few
years ago. Not long after the
Christmas or birthday the wretched
things changed from cute to brute
and were flushed down lavatories by
the score. They survived, grew, and
became the terror of the sewer men
below the city's streets, it coukln-’t
happen here, could it?
^TOMORROW
Counting the cost
of ownership
and the surprising
benefits to be .
gained from pets
CONCISE CROSSWORD (No 562)
ACROSS
1 Thigh bones (6)
5 Rushi4|
8 Siair upright (5)
9 Just delivered ('j
11 Temple (S)
13 Rotate (4)
IS Magiitram court
<5.S>
17 Military group (4)
18 “Allas" ocean *8)
21 Utter 1 7)
22 Developed (5l
23 Unruly child (4j
24 Solitary (6j
DOWN
2 Red dye IS)
3 OfusfjJ
4 Womb fluid Mud v
(131
5 Daybreak f<it
6 Stli Zodiac sign (7>
7 Lew atmosphere
plane (10)
12 Welsh fervour (4) 19 Mountain creature
14 Largest continent! 4) t&y
!6 Tourist (7) 70 Canvas shelter (41
22 Grain spirit (3)
10 Thousand?
millionth or second
(JO)
SOLUTION TO No 561
ACROSS: I Topic 4 Pibroch 8 Proem 9 Exclude 10 Sedition ll Retr
*4 Yorti dCrJllf 1,Doic iSfW'nx 21 Juryman 22 Sever 13 BapS<
2 Proud 3 Comatose 4 Preponderance ' Barit
,2Tra ' CSl> MOmcr °P 15 Odd job 16D§>S
' ■ _ THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 19S5 _
PARIS FASHION by Suzy Menkes
PROFILE
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PET
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LEVELS
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Stephanie: leader of the
Princeiw Stephanie of Monaco
has an; urchin "•haircut, a
determined chin and an endear¬
ing wav of wrinkling her
forehead in self-doubt.
On her white laminated desk,
at Dior, where she works in the
couture studio, siis a candy pink
fluify dog mascot, a reminder
that Princess Stephanie, whose
fashion, student course -was
- b ™U»Hy truncated by the death
,y^ ' of her mother' — was just 20
’ ‘ years old last Friday.
“If I contribute anything, ii'is
a sense of colour.*’ says Pnnccss
Stephanie. "I think lhai people
are tired of ail those good' taste
summer colours, the beiges and
daffodil yellow. Thc colouK for
the new season' arc much
stronger.”
The fashion sketches pinned
. in a mosaic of colour along ihe
studio wall prove that point and
so docs the new Dior collection. -
with , its brilliant, tropical
colours; its cirrus. lime and'
orange cloque dresses, -and its ;
tush prims orgiam blooms.' -
Marc Bohan. Dior's designer
and artistic director, has estab¬
lished a special relationship
with the Grimaldi family,
Stephanie's sister. . Princess
Caroline, now remarried and
mother of a small daughter, has
been a friend and'client since
her earliest and wildest' days,
and she was front of house as
I at,*
...v.l.t, u. o a.Hdii urnign u.-r. nas . Dior's designer Marc Bohan
been a friend and ' client since created the towered over-shirt
her earliest and wildest days. worn with a slim skirt as a
and she was front of house as refreshing day-time look. Flowers
guest of honour at last week's, were worked in embroidery at night
show. in-strong colours. Cioque was also
Princess Stephanie docs not . stron 9-
walk into Dior up the grand and stvle. her sinuous couture
gilded staircase and through the cocktail dresses, worn with
elegant dove- grey salons where cadaverous violet eye shadow
the seamstresses in while against-a pale face and her short
overalls cany-coin ure creations tousled hair (occasionally
swaddled in protective wraps, sprayed a punky green), prc-
She bounds up the back stairs ■ cisely sums up the youthful and
where 130 seamstresses sew colourful new mood of the
every siifch by hand , and the couture,
torsos of the 500 regular couture Haute couture is having a
clients arc measured - to the renaissance that has surprised
millimetre and stacked away.
“There is not one piece in
even those most closely in¬
volved .with it. Chanel report a
YVES SAINT LAURENT
Yves Saint Laurent goes pobkeon
- the stock exchange and provides
gloss and glamour. Inspired by Ms
new model. Miss Africa (right^Re
showed a sensuous collection In
rich colours and fabrics with sweet,
soft shades for contrast • '
Above:glamorouswrapfover. ..
evenmgdress tn Iam 6 -printed'
chiffon. The deep plungecame, ‘
too. on simple day-time silk
blouses, fastened at the breast- -
bone. Right Theseductive new.
style of haute couture in Saim '
Laurent's bath-towel dress, made
in chiffon or crepe and swathed
round the hips to sash at the front. :
this particular collection that ! doubling of couture turnover
->.0 can say is especially my own.” since designer Karl Lagerfeld
says Princess Stephanie. “1 am injected life and energy into the
part of a team and the ideas are Grande Mademoiselle's classic
a team eflbn. M Each of the image. At Dior, sales arc up 57
fledgling designers in the cou- per cent since 1983 and I saw
lure studio submits st sketch to with my own eyes the overspill
Monsieur Bohan or works on of the couture workers, who are
one of his ideas. A colleague perching at makeshift tables in
says that the long, languorous corners of the stairwell.
group of r920&-sty|c tea drcsscs Last Wednesday. Yves Saint
in the show.were, surprisingly Laurent, after a triumphant
?enough r Stephanie's inspiration, show, announced the decision
Princess; Stephanie may to go, public next year, the first
spend anore lime. dancing at Paris couturier to sell stock on
foight-than ishe doesat her desk the Bourse rather than to his
in Ihd morning."But she dreams customers. It is the ultimate
5 . of. having her own collection' accolade, for the couture indus-
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Left Bold flower print ruched
round toe-body. Emanuel Ungaro
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his new shop at 24 Staane Street
on February 13, with fittings by
' appointment.
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Flower prints have sprouted in
Paris, with big blooms in strong
colours on a white or black ground.
Dior's designer Marc Bo nan
5?:. 7 ;
r&CSBksi
Princess Stephanie of Monaco, 20 years old last Friday. Young and in love with fashion
now brings in nearly £! billion
ni export sales.
The world wide annual safes
of Yves Saint Laurent (includ¬
ing perfume and ready-to-wear)
is the princely total of I billion
francs (£8fHX000).
It is no news that couturiers
make money through licensing
the name. Pierre. Cardin has
been doing that for a quarter of
n century and has launched
everything from men's'under¬
pants. tn chocolates, to Maxim's
Restaurant in the People's
Republic of China. What is new
is that the couture is making
money, and an influx of new
young clients has brought
vigour and excitement.
The message from Paris is
young and ritzy, with the line
cut close to the body from a
wide shoulder to form a T-
shape. (It would be a brave
woman who asked for a small
top and full skirt). Couture
skills are shown off with
swathing, niching and draping,
especially at Ungaro w’ho
seemed to have so much fabric
to get rid of that he wrapped it
in spirals round the body. Other
virtuoso tricks included Bal¬
main’s pleated and petal led ruff
collars unfolding like a flower;
Pierre Cardin’s cantilevered
sleeves sculpted out of fabric;
Givenchy's patchwork of ap-
SCHERRER
Embroidery that looks like guipure
lace is the ritzy new way with
sequins, beads and paillettes in
Paris. This white-on-white
embroidery from Scherrer.
pliqucd flowers, each bloom a
different colour. Yves Saint
Laurent's draped dresses
wrapped like a bath towel.
Embroideries, too are mir¬
acles of ingenuity from Jcan-
Louis Schemer's lattice of jet of
bamboo shoot patterns on a
satin cheong-sam. 10 Chanel's
Flemish tapestry embroideries
recreated on the sleeves of a
dress, or while paillettes lapped
to look like mother-of-pearl.
The effect of guipure lace, white
over a darker underlay, was
done entirely in head embroi¬
dery at Dior, at Givenchy for
bustier evening lops, and at
Saint Laurent.
This kind nf workmanship is
unique 10 haute couture and the
reason why the price of an
elaborate evening dress starts at
£h.000. There is still no shortage
of customers, especially from
[he Arab countries, where one
fond father ordered a wedding
dress for his daughter from
Balmain, with a six-foot train
completely re-cnibroidcred in
seed pearls.
Ideas come cheaper, and
ihosc most likely to filter down
to the fashion industry’ are the
choice of fabrics; alternately
very shiny or malt, with the two
used together for contrast. On
the matt side there is a strong
revival of crepe and chiffon;
Scherrer had shine in a Japa¬
nese lacquered fabric and there
were metres of glaze finishes.
Flower prints are mostly bold
and Van Gogh-like in brilliant
colours - pimento, cobalt,
orange, saffron. - often on a
black ground. Others arc more
delicate patterns with colours to
suit, like Lagerfeld's mouth¬
watering Watteau colours for
Chanel and Yves Saint Lau¬
rent’s subtle and surprising
combinations of palest mauve,
cau-de-nil or watery aquamar¬
ine. streaked together like a
dawn skv.
The skin lengths for those
who want reassurance, arc
mostly round the knee, almost
always slim, with the occasional
much-longer duster coat or
sweeping trench. There is a hint
of a revival of an Empire line,
and everything seems to be cut
close to the body between the
breastbone and the hips. The
collarless jacket is a strong
story, and decorative buttons
are everywhere.
We owe this new perception
of luxury from the angle of the
young to Karl Lagerfeld, and his
appointment as couture de¬
signer for Chanel two years'ago.
From his experience with pret-
a-porter de luxe, he understood
intuitively that there was a
market for glamour amongst the
rich young.'
Now that the couture busi¬
ness is booming, there are six
couture houses in search of
authority - famous houses of
the past who are looking for a
designer identity. Of these. Jean
Patou seems to have best caught
the new flavour of fun and'
irreverence within the frame-'
work ofcouture.
The from rows at the shows,
are reserved for familiar famous
names: Anouk Aimee at Unga¬
ro. Catherine Deneuve at Saint
Laurent, Princess Caroline at
Dior. Paloma Picasso, the
Rothschilds and the genuine
dynasty-style Texan heiresses.
But the renaissance of haute
cuture lies with the new
generation: Princess Stephanie
dining at Maxim's in a slip of a
strapless dress in raw yellow
with a black graffiti print -
Dior, daring, high chic and
haute couture.
The T-shape is toe theme of the
Paris collections - wide shoulders
with full-deep sleeves, narrowing
down to a slim skirt, on of over the
knee for day cfotoes, ankle length
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THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
THE TIMES
DIARY
Pioneering
spint
Labour MP Ron Brown told Times
letters page readers yesterday that he
'revisited Afghanistan (PHS January
24) to explain the miners' cause to
Afghan trade unionists, and con¬
gratulates himself on the gifts of
money that resulted. Kabul Radio,
monitored by the BBC. meanwhile
reports the gift of 10 tons of raisins
to striking miners' children by the
Afghan youth Pioneers organization.
"We promise jou and jour cour¬
ageous families’that we support you
with every means to hand. Victory is
ours!" says an accompanying mess¬
age of solidarity. Nice to have such
allies. Never mind that, according to
the message, the Pioneers are also
righting “counter-revolutionaries,
who have the support of the
imperialist and reactionary circles of
your country and the world" and
who "have deprived hundreds of
children of our country of the warm
embrace of their parents and have
forced hundreds of mothers to sit in
mourning" in their “savage and
uncultured revolution."
• It most all be deeply distressing
for Oxford's old guard. First the
dons snub Mrs Tbnfcfrer. Now Isis
publishes its latest survey. Eighty-
one per cent of Oxford under¬
graduates approve of pre-marital
sex; 89 per cent condone sexual
intercourse between homosexual
adults.
Glen Shorta
Glen Talla. the Ayrshire whisky
exporters, arc advertising for Scot¬
tish girls under Sft Sin to spend six
months in Japan dressed up in
Highland dance costumes. Glen
Talla explains that at whisky tastings
in the past in Japanese department
stores and dubs, tall Scottish girls
frightened off potential customers.
Retraction
At least 225 MPs from all parties -
hut none from Labour's hard left ■-
have marked the fortieth anniver¬
sary of Valia by asking the
government to declare its refusal to
accept the division of Europe into
spheres of influence and to reaffirm
the right of central and eastern
Europeans to genuine self-determi¬
nation. Prominent among the
signatories is Winston Churchill,
whose grandfather, with Roosevelt
and Stalin, put his name to the
agreement that has turned so sour.
The professional
A reply to those who claim the TUC
general council could not run a
convivial evening in a brewery, one
of its number. Bill McCall, general
sccrctanr of the Institution of
Professional Civil Servants, has
officially become a licensee - mine
host of’the bar of the union's new
offices in Battersea.
• Expect to meet a few lost
Dutchmen in Dorset this summer.
The local tourist board's Dutch
edition of its new guide carries a
folly translated description of Poole.
Swanage and Weymouth. But advice
on bow to get there is in English.
The money for translation ran out.
Silent star
James Fox. star of the Anglo-
Russian film Pavlova, has decided to
boycott its royal premiere in March
and is refusing to be interviewed
about it. The reason is that although
audiences will watch his portrayal of
the Russian ballerina's husband,
they will not hear it. Fox failed to
agree dates for adding the English
soundtrack and his pan was
personally dubbed in its entirety by
the dubbing director. Robert Rietty.
"It's a pretty good impersonation of
Robert Rietty. I'd say", says Fox.
who spent six months travelling to
and from filming in Russia only to
be left speechless.
BARRY FANTONI
rdnam
POINT
FILES
LOST
'Perhaps they were stacked on
top of one another‘s _
Unbowed
Mike Spring, the paralysed yachts¬
man who sailed to the Azores and
back singlehanded in 1983 for
charity, may be forced 10 cancel his
trip up the west coast of Scotland
this summer because thieves in the
Isle of Man have stripped his yacht
of his equipment. He is consoling
himself with the thoughts of sailing
round the'world in 1988 - this time
with a companion.
Hip-hip
In the 12-year existence of Scot¬
land's oldest hippy commune.
Lauricsion Hull in Kirkudbrighl-
xhirc. it has had but a single Scottish
member. Now it is appealing for
Scots to join and help in the upkeep,
of its hydroelectric plant and 190
sash windows. “We are colonizers of
imperialism, despite, pur new-age
consciousness.'* say the Sassenach
hippies.
PHS
The humble police constable could
be forgiven for believing that every
10 years or so a great blue sage arm
comes down from on high to
scramble anew his life '
In 1964 legislation enshrined the.
concept of the tripartite system for
managing Britain’s police, setting up
a system of checks and balances
between the Home Office, local
authorities and chief constables. A
decade later boundaries were re¬
drawn to create a series pf amalga¬
mations, leading to the present
network of large urban and rural
forces.
Will 1984 go down 1 as another
date in the 10-year cyde? If so, in the
short term at least, it will have been
dne more to the effects of the NUM
dispute than the final progress of the
Police and Criminal Evidence Bill,
to the statute book or the year’s
Orwellian overtones.
As a result of the strike the
National Reporting Centre. NRC, for
example has for the first time
coordinated police public order
operations over a long period over
large parts of the country. The
Home Office is unlikely to want to
create any more monsters like the
Metropolitan Police, with its 27.000
officers and £700m budget however.
Reorganization.plans for London
police announced last year mean in
effect that the capital will be policed
by eight different forces. With the
proposed demise of the metropoli¬
tan counties .there is already
discussion about a return to smaller
city forces. Both the .Association of
Chief Police Officers and the Home
Office have indicated, however, that
the role of the NRC will be reviewed.
Few changes in the law are felt to
be needed, but there is likely to be
pressure for a clearer description of
the centre's mandate. Throughout
The strike the NRC has been
described as independent of central
government, yel the report of the
Chief Inspector of Constabulary to
the Home Secretary in 1981 noted
that it was "operated by a team
under the direction of the president
of ACFO. my representative and
one of your senior officials."
The final cost of the NRC and the
police operation - which involved
London officers more than 200.000
days of coalfield duty - is yet to be
lotted up. but the result will
influence future police budgets.
A system of accounting exists
which grades such operations on
three levels: an incident depicted as
"major aid" means Whitehall pays
the full bill. The NUM dispute has
been ruled as "kuge-scaJe aid", the
intermediate gradation, and White-
How Scargill
could move the
seen how the communities mid the
police .will readjust lorach oth^-^
Wright is on record as believing Jbat
a rapprochement can; be achieved
more easily 1 than outsiders believe-. A
veleranof ToxtetlL.Mr Wright =«
that normal police work
has
tnai nuiiiiiu —
nroeressed without problem even m
"«■ - haiM* hw »n at odds
pit villages which have been at
wilh tbe police. • • , -
The Home Office also behoves
fences can be mended, but it will ‘
make extra funds available. L
senior official recently manlamed
that financial help would come from
local groups such as businesses.
After the Brixton riots local firms
helped to bolster the community;
That is hardly likely m areas when
mining is the main pursuit or where
businesses have been crippled by the
strike.
No one can yet predict the effects
of the dispute on the public’s image
of the police. Senior police officers
have criticized tetev&oii's repeated
focus on violence without showing
other sides of the story. They' fear
that the public will remember only
horses galloping down on the miners
and the policeman flourishing his
truncheon over a hunched figure.
The public will not know the horses
were normally used peacefully to
patrol the perimeters of Orgreave.
The conduct of the tnxnCheon-
swinging officer was investigated.
There is also anxiety that both
police and public .will become
dangerously inured to violence, in
the past 10 years the public Jhas
grown'accustomed to the use of guns
by the, police. They may now grow
accustbmed to the use of riot shields,
batons and visors. By the same
token the police have grown used to
the possibility of using guns. They
may become equally used to riot
.equipment, deploying • it. —
occasions where it may not «
needed but could worsen a situation.
hall will'pay over 90 per cent of
costs. It ■ will not meet the costs
centrally of forces who have bad to
pay out overtime- or take other
measures to fill gaps. Some police
authorities say this will add fresh
pressure to already straitened econ¬
omic circumstances.
On lop of this some councils, such
as South Yorkshire, arc subject to
rate capping. Mr Peter Wright, the
chief constable, has warned that, his
budget could be cut by over 20 per
ccnL There is also a risk that the
Home Office may argue that forces
have managed to cope with reduced
numbers and do not need proposed
staffing increases.
There are already signs, however,
that the movement of up to 7,000
officers from their beats each week
to the coalfields may have contrib¬
uted to a rise in the crime rate for
1 9S4. Estimates of an 8 per cent
increase in'reported serious crime
Iasi year have been made, against a
decrease of 1 per cent in 1983.
When officers return to their local
streets how will they react to the
reduced adrenalin of their normal
work? Chief constables have warned
of the difficulties of readjusting to
local policing techniques, including
community policing, after the rough
and tumble of the picket lines. .
In mining areas it remains to be.
The same changed perceptions
may apply to the world of picket and
policeman. Research shows that in
many industrial disputes police and
pickets have avoided conflict by an
intricate, often unwritten system of
bargain and counter-bargaining.
In future industrial disputes will
the police come to the picket line
expecting trouble, and the pickets
expecting tough restraint? If there
are legal changes which make union
officials liable for prosecution, for
conspiracy, say. will the officer
(being a picket line find anyone
p re pare d to barter when they might
later be charged if things went
wrong? The future is still unclear.
Stewart Tendler
HfciV*)®-*' V vi' V.
"jH'*
Timothy Garton Ash talks to an expert
observer of the Polish murder trial
‘a
Platek; implicating his seniors
Jaruzelski justice
in the balance,
and found wanting
Popieluszko: "mistress'jibe.
According to a leading Western
expert on Polish law who has been
attending ihe Trial' in Torun of
Father Popieluszko's alleged killers,
the general in charge of their Interior
Ministry department should cer¬
tainly be in the dock as well. When
courtroom observers heard all the
testimony about General Platek's
role, they "were amazed that he was
not immediately arrested". Dr
Siegfried Lammich of the Max
Planck Institute for International
and Foreign Criminal Law told me
on his return.
In Dr Lammich's opinion, the
evidence given by Interior Ministry
officers and the general's own
secretary would more than suffice
for a prosecution under Article 252
of the Polish criminal code, which
provides for up to five years ■
imprisonment for hindering the
course of legal investigations.
For political reasons, however,
such a prosecution is highly
improbable. Dr Lammich points out
that General Platek was promoted to
head the department monitoring
church affairs on December 22.1981
- in the second week of martial law.
This suggests that he is (or at least
was) a trusted colleague of the
Interior Minister. General Kiszczak.
himself a close associate of General
Jaruzelski. At present. General
Platek is merely “suspended" from
duty - by his own account, just for
the duration of the trial.
Dr Lammich. the only Western
legal specialist in the Torun
courtroom, sharply criticized the
conduct of the presiding judge. Artur
Kujawa. a party appointee. Some of
Judge Kujawa's "laughable" mis¬
takes could be put down to
inexperience because. Dr Lammich
savs. he has rarely sat on the bench
in recent years. But there was also
more serious evidence of political
bias and manipulation, particularly .
in his treatment of secret police
witnesses.
On at least two occasions, under
intensive questioning from lawyers .
representing Father Popieluszko’s
family. General Platek himself
suggested the involvement of even
more senior officials before the
murder or in the subsequent cover- '
up. On each occasion, the judge
hastily interrupted the questioning
by ordering a break (“the witness is
tired”). Dr Lammich said: "One had
the impression that the judge
wanted to cover up more than
uncover the truth."
Because nobody in court had any
doubt about the guilt of the accused,
the subject of the trial was the
inspiration of the murder. When Dr
Lammich ■ listened to the state
prosecutor from Warsaw, it seemed
that ibe whole Polish Catholic
Church was in the dock. For the
lawyers representing Father Popie¬
luszko's family, the whole Commu¬
nist security apparatus was oh trial.
In this bizarre duel, the judge gave
every advantage to the state
prosecutor. He allowed him to
blacken the character of Father
Popieluszko’s driver, a key witness,
by raising his former conviction for
assaulting a policeman, although
under Polish law this evidence was
inadmissible. He gave free rein to
security service witnesses as they
libelled clergymen, dead and alive.
He personally read out long passages
from a collection of anti-church
material. True, this material was not
finally admitted to the court record:
but choice extracts from the judge's
performance were broadcast on
Polish radio.
Finally, the state prosecutor made
an extraordinary equation, between
“extremists" in ihc secret police and
"extremists" in the church - that is
bciwcen ihe murderers and ihcir
victim. For Dr Lammich. this was
the whole political conception of the
trial: the secret policemen would be
prosecuted to appease public opi¬
nion. but at the same lime, the
church would be fiercely attacked to
appease the police and Moscow.
So far as public opinion is
concerned, “what Ihc government
miglii have achieved by holding the
trial has been largely destroyed by
ihe way the trial has been conduc¬
ted." Thus Dr Lammich. who grew
up and studied in Poland, sums up
his impression from many conver¬
sations in Torun and Warsaw. The
crude anri-church propaganda (for
example, suggesting that Father
PopJicluszko had a mistress and that
a bishop collaborated with the
Nazis) more than cancelled out the
goodwill which the government won
by bringing the accused to court.
Dr Lammich fears that the
authorities will now put another
"radical" priest on trial in a carefully
orchestrated sequel to the Torun
case. He explains, with a wealth of
detail, how the Jaruzelski govern¬
ment has carefully changed the law
hooks to give itself almost unlimited
possibilities of prosecuting its
opponents. Several of the toughest
provisions of martial law have been
incorporated into regular law. and.
indeed, made tougher still.
For example. Article 282 a (I) of
the Criminal Code now reads:
“Whoever engages in an - activity
with the' purpose of creating public
unrest or disorders will be punished
with a prison sentence of up/to three
years". This, says Dr Lammich. is a
classic “rubber paragraph" which
could be stretched id cover almost
any public activity - a prayer
meeting, a mass, of even the funeral
uf Father Popieluszko. .
The state . prosecutor . has de¬
manded the death sentence' for the
leader of the hit squad. Captain
Piotrowski. But Dr Lammich
suggests that it is most unlikely that,
if passed, the death sentence will
ever be executed. According to a
supreme court ruling this can
happen only: if both "damage to
society" and "base motivation are
shown to have been present
Surprisingly. Dr Lammich argues
that the latter is not proven in the
case of Captain Piotrowski, who
believes that he acted in the best
interests of the state. That, says Dr
Lammich. is not a "base motive” fn
addition, there is always the
possibility of a pardon by. the
Council of State, while Father
Popieluszko's lawyers and the
church hierarchy oppose the death
sentence on principle.
In Eastern Europe, public opinion
is often best expressed through
political jokes, and one joke Dr
Lammich heard in Torun could
stand as the popular verdict on the
whole legal show.
"What sentence will Piotrowski
gelT*
"Twenty-one years - one year for
killing Father Popieluszko, twenty
for doing it badly."
Little by little, for better or worse,
we are beginning if not to love, at
least to live with the EEC. We may
question whether our 12-year
membership has benefited us econ-
omicallv or politically, but we no
longer feel quite the same bewilder¬
ment or outrage at the idea of our
affairs being discussed in Brussels or
Luxembourg. Sometimes ii seems
we are on our wax to becoming
Good Europeans.
There is always one bone that
sticks in our collective _ throat,
howoven the common agricultural
policy. Instead of working for greater
political and economic cooperation,
our representatives are reduced to
haggling about the price of butter,
beef, barley or the budget which,
because of the dominance of
agricultural spending, amounts to
much the same thing. We have long
ceased to be a nation of farmers.
Why on earth should so much time
and money be spent on them?
It is a splendidly populist issue. In
the last couple of years Mr.
Richmond Body. Conservative MP
for Holland with Boston, has stirred
things up with two headline-grab¬
bing iWlemics. Agriculture: the
Triumph and the Shame and
Farming in the Clouds. Yesterday
Mr Richard Howanh. a lecturer in
agricultural economics at the Uni¬
versity of North Wales, weighed in
with Fanning for Fanners, a title
uhich implies that fomicra are being
robbed by the CAP as much as the
rest of us. Some, apyway.
Mr Howanh-begins, w ith a lucid
account of how Britain arrived at its
present protectionist, dear-food
Why cheaper food
is pie in the sky
policy. From the mid-nineteenth the
principle of paying for our food
from the cheapest available source
by exporting manufactures survived
more or less intact until our
dependence on Atlantic convoys in
the Second World War forced us to
pay more attention to developing
our own resources.
The wav chosen was a system of
so-called deficiency payments, or
subsidies to farmers, to enable them
to compete with cheap imports. It
u-as protectionism of a sort, but it
differed markedly from the policy
long since adopted by France.
Germany and Italy of protecting
their farmers by surrounding them,
with insurmountable tariff - walls.
SO the CAP has developed from a
deep belief that national security
depends on ihc ability of a country
to feed itself, and social harmony on
the maintenance of a reasonably
prosperous rural population: if the
price is‘ heavy, it is still considered
worth paying.
Mr Howanh. needless to say. does
not accept the idea that farming
must be treated as a special case.
There may be something to be said
for supporting new industries in
their infancy, those facing unfair
competition and those forced to
adapt ami modernize, pro' ided
subsidies arc temporary. But farm¬
ing expects permanent support.
The National Farmers' Union has
always defended this support on the
ground that it has made British
Turming highly efficient. Mr
Howarth lias no difficulty with this.
Mow can an industry call itself
efficient when it depends so heavily
on artificially inflated prices?
Import tariff's, high domestic
prices and export subsidies, the
inevitable consequences of the CAP.
hove worked against the interests
nor only of consumers and taxpayers
but of fanners themselves, he
argues. Farm incomes have not
improved in real terms, while
soaring land values and capital costs
have barred the wav to newcomers..
Mr Howanh dissociates himself
from Mr Body's claim that agricul¬
tural support has starved other,
industries of investment; and from
his belief that an unsupported
svsiem would be more labour-inten¬
sive. He simply equates the abol¬
ition of the CAP with that of resale
price maintenance, exchange con¬
trols and restrictions on opening
hours. We should pay no more
.attention to the vested interests of
farmer* than we should JO those of
lawyers, opticians and shopkeepers..
s<i what is to he done? Mr Martin
Wasscll of the Institute of Economic
Affairs, the book's publishers, thinks
that the CAP contains the seeds of
its own destruction. If and when
Spain and Portugal join the EEC. the
cost of supporting several million
more Mediterranean peasant form¬
ers will become intolerable.
Britain might in those circum¬
stances. along with one or two other
member states, chouse unilateral
withdrawal from the CAP. A future
Labour government might be more
ready to lake such a drastic step than
;i Conservative one: most of the
Labour Party lias never been greatly
enamoured of the EEC. while
forming interests sill have consider¬
able influence in senior Tory ranks.
In cither case it would afmosi
certainly be a vote-winner.
A less drastic step, and one which
the Community could more easily
survive, would be .a phased with¬
drawal of all support prices over a
number of years. But even that
would send tremors of dismay
rumbling through the Beriaymoni
building in Brussels.
The Danish agriculture minister
observ ed with remarkable candour a
few days ago that the EEC Had eight
million farmers when it reeded,only
four million. Even if that is so. the
inescapable fact is that France.
Germany and the Mediterranean
countries will simply not allow, their
Mtiall farmers to 6c dispossessed.
That is the realpolnik on which Mr
Body's and Mr Howarth's enticing
ideas founder.
John Young
. Igncnhwv Correspondent
Roger Scruton
Surrogate motherhood should be
-seen iii its wider con icxt-not assn,
answer to the problems of sterility,.
bin as the outcome' of a - revision in
.moral perceptions, comparable to
that foretold in Brave New World.
The citizens of Huxley’s earthly
. paradise have a horror of mother¬
hood, and attach to the process of
.childbirth the-shame and the sense.
of contamination that; our ancestors
attached to sexual union* .
At the same time, the sexual.act
itself is without danger to them - a
hygienic exercise, no more problem¬
atic than jhe brushing, of teeth, and
rather more pleasurable. '
. The idea that sexual union is to be
understood in terms of its generative
tendency is foreign to their percep¬
tions. since it implies that' the
human body might -harbour, a.
destiny and a responsibility greater
than any that can be-imposed by the.
all-powerful, impersonal, and all-
absolving Stale: it is for the abstract -
machinery of government to decide'
who shall exist, to take responsi¬
bility for his manufacture, and to -
circumscribe. his life. The sexual
organs have nd funciioa other than
fleeting pleasure, audio, associate
them with the crippling liabilities of
childbirth, or the- compromising .
destiny of a warm physical love, is v
to commit a terrible obscenity.
Naturally' we - have' not - .yet.
advanced so for.-. Nevertheless. ■
certain elements of Huxley's vision
have been' realized. Contraception
has effectively severed the sexual act..
from its generative tendency, and. as .
Germaine Greer has argued preg¬
nancy now appears like a misfor¬
tune. or even a disease. Moreover, a
scientific view of the human embryo
has revised bur idea of motherhood.
As well a test-lube as a womb; and
what matters that it should be this -
womb rather than that? Why not a
womb detached from" the human
body, and preserved in laboratory ,
conditions as a producer of chfr-7
dren? ..... . ‘
The unborn child is no..longer a_
human person, attached by Indelible,
rights and obligations to the mother ;
who bears him, but a slowly ripening .
deformity, which cad be aborted at -
will. should the mother choose to
cure herself. -• .- . . "- •
In surrogate, motherhood., the
relation between mother and child ,
ceases to issue from the verybqdyof
the mother and is severed fromthe
experience of incarnation; The bond :
between mother and "child . isV
demystified, made clear, intelligible^
scientific - and also, provisional,
revocable and of no more' than :
contractual force.
We should .not see this as an-
isolated result of scientific progress. /
Injust thesame way the sexual bond
has become dear and intelligible and
also provisional, revocable .and of
mcrelv contractual force, governed
by the morality of Mult “‘consent"..
Wc have suffered: it'; universal
demystification of the human body.
It has ceased to be the sacred fount
of bur deepest' obligations and
become instead a mere organism,
obedient to.-the biological irapera- •'
-lives; which sovernalljlivi;
Because: we .Jtribw a .
t.thiagfc-j
._ _ __ _fee&ite-
another way. however r as/free-
beings; bound ftyamoraTiaw^;'^} 7
begin io doubt the moral, pre'rri^ye
of the body.' it no taojger stouts':
possible to us that the mm&i&BlyS
character - of our acts can determine
their moral vafofc HeiK* arises the-
extraordinary view, that tfaffeotoo* -
sexual act,' considered in HtsdG: is;
morally Ind isti nguiShaWe from The
;in
its • merely physical characteri to .
justify the traditipnal stigma? > ,
The liberal morality which tefls us -
to permit the body's pleasures, and:
to stifle the impulse of : shanu?
expresses, in -effect a‘; peculiar
metaphysicaL vision of ihe body as
somehow detached from the self and ?
outside the sphere .-of ; .our true .
obligations. To the liberated con¬
science .it seems absurd that -the
prophet of Islam; enjoining us to
charitable . behaviour, should add
' that We -must conceal ^bur private •
parts.; : 'I \.;.'. _; ' •
What. - a' ludicrous: -mixture.: of
moral .truth And..childlike- super¬
stition! And yet., ip this- as fa ; many
things. Mahomet's instinct was sure. -
"We are not " separate 7 from : ; ofa
bodies, but identical with them^ and
Inculpated; not only: by bur Actions;.
but also by "bbr bfehstoes-antf.,
-postures, and by bodily’exposure 16 -.
our kind. ■& >■ ''
: : T^ilionrf- sexufa :i 'faoraiity ; was: »
an' Instrument, wherebypeopte came
to terms wfth then: tncarbatroiLaikl
took moral resppMibaHtyifor their.
flesh. .The two earthly, ^es. wluch
prompt and folfiT our hxistenbe -
sexual love, and tire love b3fchfaften-^
-r issue from ibe body by ; a process - 4 :
that we may see in neutraL S c i entifi c'
terms only at ofa peril ffor-theto are-:
forces by which we livec and which:'
govern our smaller hWigatiotis. Tb-
regard tbe process^ which generates- 2 :,
them as subject: to. revision an<L- v ;
revocation is lb tot the. body outside. .
fae sphere of moral sentiment and to
cease to take rrapon Ability for one's 1 -"
L flesh... \
,.. .It is to : exchange .. the.. moral
security of corporal existence for i- /; .:
fantasy of .tdamate freedofa. .inV .
wfach all ora-obligations are-of our
.own devising, and the tyrant destiny ;.
■is overcome: But ■ there cannot be-
Tsuch an -ultimate freedom: and
That .4s achieved by ofa constant^
Striving towards it_ » ;the: slow
alienation from our 'bodily con- : : Vv
dilion, and the gradual poisoning °f ' „
the carnal source pflove. ‘ ; ; ■■■. ■_
In such matters. St Augustine : ‘ :
argued the body appears-to have a - .
will of its favn.rfaid ity constant - t...-.
disobedience.' be, added:- is. - tire- ;
testimony .-to.- original vsfa. But if •
original sin resides in'the body; it is
-because we reside there fob.- Hence. \V
wc should never fose sigbt pf lhe •
fundamental troth; thai sonw^uses of
die body are sinful, and none more V "
so^ than those, which enable us to i •
escape; ifa obligatkms which the
Body itself imposes.-.:. - -"'.v.:!'
The ailthor^ is^editor of the Salisbury
Review.. J ■' ■ -
Peter Kellner
At least this much may be said of the
sensational^ reporting pf Britain's
heroin “crisis" by much of Fleet
Street during the past year it has. at
long last, prompted a debate about
the proper role of the state in
regulating the private behaviour of
its citizens.
! put "crisis" in quotation marks
not because there is any doubt that
heroin consumption is increasing, or
that criminal activity is correspon¬
dingly growing but because.most of
the media base their coverage on the
premise, so self-evident that it does
not require proof, that heroin is an
unmitigated evil that needs to be
outlawed and cli minated.
At last voices are being heard to
shout "hang on a moment". In the
post few months. Channel Four’s
Diverse Reports, the A r n»* Scientist
and the .Ynr Statesman have all
given house room to a different
view: that heroin is not necessarily
as revolting as it is made out io bet.
that much of the suffering stems nor
from the substance itself as much as
from the nature of criminal traffick¬
ing: and that the incidence of crime
flows from the character of the law.
It is worth reviewing each of these
points. Ltatil 1969 doctors had.
freedom to prescribe heroin as the
pain-killer dia morphine. "Until
about 20 years ago, heroin \ias
widely regarded as a benign drug, its
abuse restricted to a negligible
handful bf people, its use easily
controlled bv the medical pro¬
fession". writes Kenneth Slack, field
officer for the Church oF England’s
Board of Social Responsibility, in
the January 4 issue of the Vnr
Statesman. Restrictions were then
introduced and now only licensed
doctors may prescribe heroin. As the
Diverse Rijwrts programme “A bad
habit" showed, the restrictions failed,
to stamp out addiction: in fact, the
number of addicts has substantially
increased, while the proportion of
addicts receiving heroin legally has
sharply fallen.
What has happened since has
been something like a rerun of
alcohol prohibition 6U years ago in
the United States: the growth of big
crime, prostitution to pay black-
marker prices, illness and occasion¬
ally death from the consumption of
contaminated supplies, and the
spectre of tile police losing the war.
against dealers despite occasional
well-publicized hauls.
If the parallel is pursued, the
solution to the "crisis" seems
obvious. Legalization -would cut
consumption, wipe out criminal, ‘
trafficking and- ensure that the',
heroin subsqucntlv consumed would..
be less harmful than much of what is
available on the black market.
Moreover, such a policy would :
sunriy 'fit snugly with the Govern-v -i .
mentis; view about the rofe of. ^’ ••
markets. We.are constantly being.£. .
told that Mrs Thatcher wants people
to take responsibility for their own'-Ji?
.decisions without the state telling.',':?.'. .
them what is good for them. Where ^ : A.
marc appropriate than with befoin? 1 - :" ^
It does not even have, the disadvAn-
tage of tobacco: if 1 am in the same^ .
room as a smoker. I am forced to -
inhale carcinogenic fomes.' Bhl:^ •
someone near me consuming a dofa, " r . ..
of heroin does me no harm at ali. -
Not that anyone xpiestionfag^..- .
heroin's nature has advocated such a^ "_Y"V
free-for-all. After all. far mildcrJ-’.^-r-
drugs arc available only on prescript?;
•ion. and it woufd be mi possible t6;%;_"t
make heroin as availaWe as tobacco x 1 _
or alcohol without allowing people-
to buy almost any drug across the-' ?' :
counter without first consulting a -1 *. '
doctor. * . 1 , -M:'
So what is being proposed. -
something like- a return to. the pro? -
1969 prescription system. Heroin -’;-?,
would be put on a par with; -savv^l.: L : . ■
valium. This policy. It is argu^iv'." '^ 1
would provide just enough reed-:• y -
lation to keep heroin-consumptroh’': 1 '''•
in check, but not too mucftlr-. .
regulation of the kind that creatos J -
smugglers, pushers and prostitutes.- t !
Having opened this 'partfculfa'iii'J: '
Pandora's bbx of arguments we - '-A
reach ihe heart of the issue. It takes^-? •:
us far from high-flown moral ’; '
crusades about' addiction.
equally for from: virile banle■ertetf^'- -
about a war against pushers. The.-;•
issue is a mopr prosaic one:-would:
return topre-1969 policies work?
It is possible to argue a prfdn .7
cither way - that such '□ ^polIcy’T^ :
would encourage addicts to detort. r> -v'
lh» criminal market and gradual)y vl -
cure their addictlon. within -lifer- :
■ framework oT the NHS: or. alreniati-r> -"
vety, that the present Wack markef ::; , :
would simply, be .repUw6dr-f^'7d’;^ -
cheaper, easier grex- m'arkcf in which-r'
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pushers - and victory would rcqfarti#'.;- r ;
not so much an. increatoTa .drtig^>> . : -
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addicuon - then we need
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the possibifiiy of success,and" the,
• certainty of failure^ Where.
politician with,.the courage fa-fay ; 4C->
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TEACHER, TEACH THYSELF
Too great a tax
on memories?
Asslowly,painfully.. the nation f>I&n put to the Burnham nego-
.in the t9S0s revises tbe.aS&mip- bating comriiiUce by the local
ttons* benefits and'..costs of foe. authorities.
Welfare State, its employees And the National Union of
must learn .to live-with tjirbu- Teachers walked out, just as.
fence. Teachers especially' can tomorrow, members of that
have no J expectation C|f a quiet union . arc to walk out of
life as pubtte parents and - dassrooms and staff meetings,
employers renew then- interest in punishing their pupils indis-
the performance of schools and crimmaiely. Yet again we will
educators. Upon the teachers, puzzle over professionals who
not whoHyurfoisily; jsvisiledthe ' simultaneously bemoan their
dismay oF -numy: at 'the false lack of esteem while further
egalitarianism ofthe coroprehep- diminishing their claim to public
sives. Meanwhile ;- it is thestanding. *
leachers who liavC-responsibilitv The spiral can be broken. The
for reshaping foe ambitions and regrading plan tabled by local
attributes.- or a youthfulIgener-authorities. endorsed and
a lion faring a -future of com- amended by Sir Keith Joseph, is
puiers arid dole claims. Beyond the only, starting point: it
that, is the historic crisis of a provides for the continuing
profession whose: clientele is shake-out of a profession in
disappearing, providing“What is. numerical decline, new pro-
stiff a unique , opportunity, for cedures for assessing and reward-
rernodelUng schools and - sub- ing pedagogic ' merit and the
jecls, ■ and the role of teachers construction of a career structure
themselves. that keeps proven teachers in the
Out of the .'ferment there classroom. And that plan is only
emerged last ; year * a revolu- a staT *ing point It does not say
tionary proposal. It was to m . uch . about the vital import-
reform the management of the ution into the schools of people
schools by linking, perhaps for experienced m commerce and
the . first time this century, industry nor afford much of a
the qualitative • achievement to® to lay-people and school
of educational purpose, good governors. But for moving the
teaching leading to palpable. teaching profession «rto the
attainment for children at all center waters of the 1990s that
intellectual levels, with the plan is the only boat there is.
quantities - of public money The NUT'S pay claim fbr 1985
spent, in which-by far the most * is thus not only unrealistic (since
significant .element is the cost of
teachers* salaries. This-was the
available funds are already
included in council budgets and
rate support grants) but a
sideshow. The brutal truth is that
society's esteem for the-edu¬
cator's task will not this year
underwrite more than a few
decimal points above the 4 per
cent on offer to English and
Welsh teachers; even the auth¬
orities' offer of arbitration con¬
veys a dangerous sense that
higher salaries can be had. other
than at the expense of teachers’
jobs or other local services.
What society will not support
is a protracted campaign of
disruption. Too often in. the past
the NUT has. been allowed
without sanction to threaten and
disrupt. Now even the spineless
councillors of the Inner London
Education Authority have been
driven to complain about the
selfish impossibility of this
union's demands. Legal advice
taken by the Council of Loral
Education Authorities says
teachers can be penalized for
their peculiar exploitation of the
fact that there is no proper
contract of employment in what
is euphemistically called “with¬
drawal of goodwill". Labour-
controlled Doncaster has bravely
decided to dock the pay of
teachers who will not cover the
classes of absent colleagues.
Others may follow, and so
expose the past managerial
indiscipline which now makes
the restructuring of teachers’ pay
and conditions of service so
necessary.
MR HUME’S MISTAKE
It should riot bethought that Mr
John Hume is going soft on the
Provisional-fRA. Dr Garrett
FitzGerald justly underlined at
the weekend Mr-.Hume's
passionate repudiation of the
IRA, although he differs from
him sharply about the;wisdom of
what he is up to.. The exphn
nation of Mr Hume's willingness
to meet the army council of the
IRA must lie elsewhere. •
The acceptance had its origin
in radio diplomacy. Mr Hume
was arguing on the airwaves with
Mr Gerry Adams, president of
Sinn Fein. Mr Adams said he
would shortly be. asking'him to
meet. Sinn . Fein's executive
committee.; to discuss-' “pane
nationalist interests”- Mr Hume
replied that if he was to talk to
anyone in’the Provisional repub^
lican movement, he-would; talk..
to those who make the decisions.
sitting, across a table from the
army council he can talk the IRA
out of the error of its ways.
Equally he can hardly be un¬
aware, as Dr FitzGerald and Mr
Douglas Hurd are keenly aware,
of the propaganda possibilities
for the IRA in any such meeting.
Their publicists would represent
it as a parleying about pan¬
nationalist interests, to pick up
Mr Adams’s phrase. They would
be able to underline the apparent
identity of objectives pursued by
them and the SDLP, while
contrasting in the usual fashion
the ineffectiveness of consti¬
tutional politics with the results
claimed- . for the - “armed
struggle” one of which would be
foe spectacle of Mr Hume in
conference with them. They
would be. able to blur the
distinction between die men of
violence and the men committed
to consent, which has been
reluctantly come round to agree¬
ing to talks about talks though he
does not believe anything of
practical value will be translated
at this stage. He could not afford
to be the sole party leader
unwilling t£engage lest Mr Hurd
might feel he would be justified
in going ahead with new political
arrangements for the province
without and to the detriment of,
the SDliP. It would suit Mr
Hume better to have the others
refuse to talk to him. Yet to
suppose, that it was with that end
in view that he agreed to meet
the IRA is. to impute a degree of
political-cynicism excessive even
in .the ;contexl .-of Northern
Ireland.
The meeting has yet to take
place. The army council may
well hesitate to assemble north
of the border. Dr FitzGerald has
declared that if it meets within
the Republic and is recognized as
From Detective Chigf Inspector the Ho
S. Hull ment <
Sir, I have recently finished a trial at vi *?'**
the Central Criminal Court where, CaiI ® d , f
as the officer in charge of .the case. I a Srtcult
was present throughout and wit- P°hcies
nessed two glaring anomalies in our u ! n r y ’
legal system. °*
The first is that the length of time
between an incident and the _ We s
subsequent trial, when it extends to Europe*
a period as long as eighteen months. ^P 005
severely impedes the ability of a w P*?P
witness to accurately remember the practice
facts. This is a well known and much nce J
discussed problem, which I appreci- fof we ^
ate is difficult to overcome. sete.
However, following on from this
is a problem which I think could be better 1
eased by simple legislation. Shortly smjetur
after an incident, the witness makes ****** P*
a written statement’ to police; this wrou ^ hl
statement is usually made within a encoura
few days of the event and forms the p? in w *
basis of the subsequent prosecution, ***>
When the witness is then asked, i extra
eighteen months later, to give s
evidence in the case, he is denied lca r n ?
access to his statement whilst ec °lP* ,c
actually in the witness box. He is
usually allowed to read it before he P r ®pose«
enters court, but such is a normal R“arante
person’s state of nerves that any rcla _p° n
such last-minute reading is of little ******* *
value. better bs
The upshot of this restriction is Stater
that most witnesses are totally enwom
unable to recount the facts with any We j
certainty, leading to a succession of n ' sea *y 1
“maybes” and “possiWys" - hardly chemica,
convincing material for a jury to SKle and
consider convicting a defendant of new ? DC
serious offences. pressing
Police officers and other pro- chemical
fessional witnesses are, of course, Asyoi
allowed to refer to notes they made md I
at, or near the time of the incident. I repute,
see no reason why a distinction om,c °
should be made against private se ? tor c
witnesses, if the interests of justice vnees »
are the prime consideration. livestock
Yours faithfully, 1
S. HULL, SSL,
Harrow Police Station, £“2*^
74 Northolt Road,
South Harrow. a
Middlesex. more b* 1
January 28. -
Fair deal for farming and countryside
From Mr Stanley Clinton Davis and to encourage a keener awareness
Sir, The recently published report of of need to protect our infinitely
the House of Commons Environ- rich and varied countryside.
ment Committee, which you re¬
viewed in your leader of January 31.
called for a better balance between
agricultural and environmental
policies. The committee's report is
timely, for it raises issues which are
of deep concern throughout Western
Europe.
We are acutely conscious in the
European Commission of the
responsibilities which rest upon us
to propose policies and encourage
practices which will help to reconcile
the needs of a viable agriculture with
the wellbeing of Europe's country¬
side.
The first essential is to bring
better balance to our farm price
structure. The stimulus given to
grain production by high prices has
wrought considerable damage. It has
encouraged farmers to use land for
grain which would better have been
left as grassland and has encouraged
an extravagant use of fertilisers and
other agro-chemicals, sometimes
leading to water pollution and
ecological damage.
The Commission has recently
proposed a further cut in the
guaranteed prices for cereals in
relation to livestock, which I believe
marks an important step towards a
better balance wi thin agriculture and
greater protection for the natural
environment.
We also intend to stimulate
I am pleased to say that the
Commission has just agreed that in
presenting medium-term guidelines
for the development of agricultural
policy m June these environmental
considerations will figure promi-
nantly in our proposals.
Yours, •
STANLEY CLINTON DAVIS.
UK Commissioner.
The European Commission,
Rue de la Loi 200.
2049 Brussels. Belgium.
February 1.
problems
“maybes” and “possiWys" - hardly chemical pollution in the country-
convincing material for a jury to 5K * e ****1encourage the sea rch for
consider convicting a defendant of new ? n£ l safer products, as wdl as
serious offences. pressing fbr better use of the
Police officers and other pro- chemicals which we have,
fessional witnesses are, of course. As you say in your leader, farming
allowed to refer to notes they made **** indeed fallen far in popular
at. or near the time of the incident. I repute. Yet farmers react to econ-
see no reason why a distinction 0,010 conditions like any other
should be made against private sector of the economy. If grain
witnesses, if the interests of justice vrkes are too high in relation to
are the prime consideration. livestock prices, then fanners will
Yours faithfully. plough up grassland and produce
S. HULL. cereals. As the member of the
Harrow Police Station European Commission responsible
wSSbSSSS^ for e “ vi * OTra «> tal I see it as
South Harrow a nu U° r responsibility to provide a
Middlesex. ’ more balanced economic framework
January 28. --
-- Case for construction
InsolvencyBiU ‘ SR* George ^
From the General Secretary of the Sir ; The Government has persist-
Ncaional Union of Tailors and entjy claimed that there is no scope
Garment Workers within its spending plans for
allocating additional funds to invest
the airmy council of the IRA. He ^^epiioncana ^rec^mzM^
was making a familiar point to ra ? nt f^ u ^ lattes smer such the meeting will be broken
was making a familiar point to
•which he attaches much import¬
ance, namely that; Sinn Fein is a
tool manipulated by the IRA- Mr
Adams said he thought the army
council would be delighted, and
the invitation came'pat next day.
Mr Hume accepted it fbt the
purpose, he said, of asking the
IRA to cail off its campaign of
violence “which js destroying
this country North and South”
Mr Hume; is one of the
shrewder Ulster politicians. He
can hardly suppose that by
refusal ’ to'have political dealing
with the former. .
..Mr Hume's experience and
wiliness rule out the easiest
explanation of; his > conduct,
which is that he Was trapped into
acceptance by Sinn Fein’s su¬
perior footwork. A more devious
explanation offers itself One
probable casualty of a Hume-
ZRA meeting would be inter-
party talks in Northern Ireland.
Unionists are already saying it
would put the SDLP beyond the
pale! Mr Hume had slowly and
up and its members arrested (he
said nothing about its interlocu¬
tor). He added that he presumed
the territory of. the Repnblic
would, not be used for that
purpose, which is awkward for
Mr Hume. The knowledge or
suspicion that that is where the
meeting had taken place would
open a damaging rift in relations
between his party and the
government In Dublin. The
difficulty of finding a place to
meet may yet spare Mr Hume
the embarrassment of attending.
CLARITY ON THE ROCK
The people of Gibraltar should
wake - up this morning to find
their frontier with Spain open
and unimpeded to all for the first
time in 16 years. The siege,
which was laid by. General
Franco to place pressure on this
disputed appendix to Southern
Europe, has been lifted to the
benefit of both sides. Or so it
would seem.
In truth Sir Geoffrey Howe
and his Spanish counterpart
Fernando Moran will explore the
way ahead at Geneva today
amid growing anxiety on the
Rock over the price that Gibral¬
tarians might have to pay.
Whether or not their fears are
welt-founded, they serve as a
timely reminder to those who
might have thought otherwise
after last November’s- Brussels
Agreement that a happy ending
to the Gibraltar story is by no
means just over the page. This is
just another chapter in a twisting
plot '
stance covered the “reciprocity
of rights”^ fbr Spaniards in
Gibraltar and vice versa - thus
advancing .a basic principle
which would have to be intro¬
duced, anyway when Spain joins
the Cbmmon Market in twelve
months’lime.
There is concern in the colony
that its 29,000 inhabitants might
-be overwhelmed by an influx of
Spaniards from under-developed
Andaiucia- But the concessions
are mutual and, for the time
being,.- limited. While pro¬
fessional people and the self-
employed can now establish
themselves in Gibraltar the free
movement of labour which
would pose a more serious risk
for Gibraltar’s; wage earners is
not' due to come about until
seven years after Spain's entry
imo-Europe.
• At least that gives some time
for -economic - development
schemes on both sides of the
border to be introduced - given
The Agreement between Bri- enough, political will and re¬
tain and Spain covered several sourceftilness. ...
areas of which the reopening of
the bolder was only the least
controversial. Another, for in-
Concern in the colony has
been most .sharply focused on
Britain’s commitment to discuss
- though not negotiate - Spain’s
claim to sovereignty over Gibral¬
tar. Is it justified?
Following Franco’s failure to
coerce Gibraltarians into accept¬
ing rule from Madrid, the
present Spanish government’s
policy has been in marked; and
welcome, contrast “If they gave
us Gibraltar on a plate - but
against the wishes of the Gibral¬
tarians, it would not be a good'
deal for Spain” Senor Moran
himself said, a year ago. A velvet
glove, not an iron nst, is now
being extended, as Spain pre¬
pares for the EEC.
So far both governments have
moved with good sense and skill
to normalize relations and repair
the damage done by General
Franco. With an! open border,
the interchange of people, of jobs
and ideas within the embrace of
the European Community, the
divisive issue might seem less
significant as the months and
years go by- But it will require
mutual confidence, good will
and clarity of principles on both
sides if the Geneva meeting is to
do more than bequeath today’s
problem to tomorrow’s men.
The Speaker's^ ruling, that the
Osprey.. Ltd . v. British Ship-;
builders litigation: Is • “sub-
judice” and therefore off-limits
to the House of Commons may
save the Government' consider¬
able embarrassment. It Is how¬
ever difficult- to reconcile with
the law of .contempt whether
applied inside or .ooftkie parlia¬
ment . • •
OSPREY AND MR SPEAKER
» rh<* limits - to discuss civil litigation questions raised in the case so
limits - to discuss civil litigation
up to the point where the action
is set down for. triaL The Osprey
litigation has not yet been set
down for trial and is therefore
open to reasonable discussion, if
the press is in a position to write
about it, it is wrong that the
House of-' Commons cannot
discuss it Under Section 5 of the
questions raised m tne case so
far. Why did - British Ship¬
builders, who had agreed to
examine Osprey's patrol boat
designs under guarantee of
confidentiality and copyright,
carry out secret tests of those
designs without Osprey’s con¬
sent or knowledge? Was there an
inquiry into British' Ship¬
builders' admitted breach of
ment ■ : 1981 AcL bona .fide discussion of builders’ admitted breach of
> vi. - public affeirs can take place even • copyright in these tests and the
Press reports, tafiininating in though there may be “inciden- subsequent destruction of key
those in The Times &ary last" taT prejudice .to legal proceed- evidence? If so. what were, the
week, suggest. ^that ' tliere is a mgs. - . ; results?
j week. Suggest'. ' there is a
! strong case for-ther. Secretary of
i Slate for Defence to; answer.
Since the Contempt of Court Act
- 1981 theold suJ>judiceiule has.
- Although sensitive individual
documents dearly cannot be
disaissed in the House, Mr
been considerably^relaxed and it Heseltine should now be pre-
is now posable within sensible pared to ; answer. , some of the
evidence? If so. what were, the
results?
Mr Heseltine does not need to
break the sub judice rules m
order to guarantee to Parliament
that State industries are as liable
to the law of copyright as any
other.
Garment Workers
Sir. The letter from the Director
General of the Institute of Directors
(January 28) on the Insolvency Bill
ignores the mqjor problem of the
abuse of limited liability by a small
minority of rogue directors. ■
Members of my union have
suffered enormous problems as a
result; of ^ clothing manofecturers
continuing, in-business while a whole
scries-of Luxated liability companies,
of which, they are the directors and
shareholders, go into liquidation or
merely cease trading. Workers
employed by these rogues, as well as
generally suffering short-term,
sweat-shop-style employment, then
have the added difficulty of
obtaining money owing to them by
their former employers and face
protracted delays in obtaining
unemployment and other benefits
dependent on national insurance
contributions.
The public are also victims of
rogue directors. Over £300 million a
year in unpaid value-added tax,
national insurance contributions
and income tax is written off by the.
Government as a result of insol¬
vency. National insurance and
income tax, in most cases, has been
deducted from workers' wages but
never paid to the Inland Revenue.
These losses will escalate as a
result of the recent announcement
by the Secretary, of State for Social
Services that legislation making
directors liable for unpaid national
insurance contributions will not be
used in any circumstances. Ironi¬
cally, the reason given for the
removal of the only real existing
deterrent to abuse of limited liability
was that directors would face
personal liability under the Insol¬
vency Bin.
The institute appears to ignore
also those trade creditors who suffer
losses because of rogue directors,
and legitimate employers who time
unfair competition from their
delinquent activities. Indeed, repu¬
table directors in the dothmg
industry generally share the union's
concern.
It is sad that the Institute of
Directors seems intent on promoting
the interests of the small delinquent
minority, rather than the majority of.
reputable directors.
Yours sincerely,
ALEC SMITH, General Secretary,
National Union of Tailors and
Garment Workers,
16 Charles Square. N1.
January 31.
Time 9 and Gen Sharon
From Mr Richard F. Marken
Sir, Lest Mr John O'Sullivan's
criticisms of the US libel laws
(feature, January 28) appear too
convincing to your readers, and his
suggested reforms too appealing, 1
am compelled to point out precisely
why the US courts require malice or
reckless disregard fbr the truth in the
case of articles concerning public
officials and others in the public
limelight.
Mr O'Sullivan seems unaware
that there was a time when “malice”
was a requirement of every defa¬
mation action, regardless of the
identity of the plaintiff In England,
that requirement was abolished by
the courts in 1825 and the US courts
followed suit in 1899. There
followed a period of “strict liability”
for false statements on the part of
publishers, who were in time granted
the narrow relief of a qualified
privilege for statements of “opi¬
nion.”
This privilege, it was thought,
would be sufficient to permit the
free discussion of important public
issues. liability for even the
in civil engineering, infrastructure
and buildings. The recently pub¬
lished White Paper on public
expenditure 'actually proposes fur¬
ther savage cuts. Yet the Chancellor
hopes to be 'able to announce tax
cuts in bis spring Budget.
The need for a higher level of
investment to renew, adapt and
- modernise our infrastructure and
stock of buildings has beat dearly
identified by- research. So have the
benefits it would bring to the
economy and employment. It would
stabilise the deteriorating condition
of the national stock of houses,
schools and other public buildings,
such as hospitals, and increase the
efficiency of the transport network
and the water and se w erage systems.
Unless sufficient investment is
undertaken now, the cost of renewal
and replacement will become very
much more burdensome to the
taxpayers and the United King¬
dom’s competitive position will be
further undermined. The efficiency
associated with a more modern and
adaptable infrastructure is being
lost More construction work would
also generate hundreds of thousands
of productive jobs, many in the
difficult inner urban areas.
Spending on construction has the
Oxford railway station
From the General Manager of
British Rail Western Region.
Sir, The situation Dr Rowse
describes (January 31) at Oxford
station is not satisfactory- However,
as the bus stop, the taxi rank, and
the car park are all on the city side, it
appears more convenient for most
people to leave the station that way.
Passengers with heavy luggage
and cycles who particularly wish to
leave from the west side may do so
with the help of one of the station
staff but we cannot afford to man
two exits continually.
We have been actively engaged in
seeking planning permission to
rebuild the whole station complex,
and if a viable scheme can be
developed, access to and from the
trains will then be radically im¬
proved. ‘
Yours faithfully.
S_ B. NEWLEY, General Manager,
British Rail Western Region,
Regional Headquarters.
125 House, 1 Gloucester Street.
Swindon.
Wiltshire.
January 31.
innocently negligent publication of
false facts continued, however, and
it is no secret that plaintiffs
frequently took advantage of the
situation in extortionate suits.
When the US Supreme Court
addressed the issue 21 years ago, it
correctly concluded that the public's
int er e s t in truly free discussion of
public issues, as guaranteed by the
Constitution, outweighed the con¬
sideration to be given pawns wbo,
like General Sharon, have chosen to
thrust themselves into the public
eye. No publisher, however careful,
can verify to an absolute certainty
the truth of many of its stories. The
US rule of libel guarantees that free
discussion - and the public's “right
to know” - will be served.
Turning to Mr O’Sullivan’s
criticism of the feet that Time relied
upon the contents of a document it
had never seen, shall we assume that
Mr O’Sullivan or, indeed, anyone
writing about the Sharon trial, must
have attended every day of the trial,
reviewed every exhibit admitted
into evidence and read every
pleading filed? “Reliable sources”
are the sniff of journalism and there
can be no persuasive argument
made to the contrary.
From Sir Kenneth Blaster. FRS
i Sir. The concern expressed by Sir
Ralph Riley (January 30) about the
Government’s proposed reduction
in the funding of agricultural and
food research must be shared by
many.
Research is undertaken now to be
applied some time in the foture. A
reduction of research on the sole
envisaged appears to assume that
Ihe context in which food pro¬
duction will take place will for ever
remain the same as it is at present.
This is not so. In the world as a
whole demand for food will surely
increase as population rises, to
reduce the availability of temperate
and non-ternperate food alike - and
we do not grow all the food we need.
The resources on which our own
food production depends will surely
diminish as new demands are made
on our slender amounts of land and
as the costs of ex-farm inputs to
fanning augment with increase in
the price of oil.
Admittedly, agricultural output in
Europe is now such that surpluses
are more common than dearths. To
ignore the longer-term issues be¬
cause there have been good harvests
and to reduce the scale of agricul¬
tural research almost to a care and
maintenance basis must surely be
contrary to the real interests of the
country.
Yours faithfully.
KENNETH BLAXTER,
Stradbroke Hall.
Stradbroke. Suffolk.
added advantage, particularly sig¬
nificant in view of the recent turmoil
on the foreign exchange markets,
that it involves-few imports.lt buys
predominantly UK-produced and
manufactured materials anti by
increasing worthwhile UK employ¬
ment reduces the net costs to the
Exchequer by increasing tax rev¬
enues and lowering the bill for social
benefits.
Tax cuts on the other hand will
create relatively few. jobs and
increase our imports bill for
consumer goods. The Group of
EighC on -whose behalf we sign tills
letter, believes it has an irrefutable
case and urges the Government in
framing the Budget to invest in
construction.
Yours faithfully,
GEORGE HENDERSON (Transport and
General Workers' Union. BoOiting
ConstracdoD and CrvQ EngmceriB* Group).
MICHAEL MANSER (Royal InstitBte of
British Architects).
A. M. MILLWOOD (Btrikfin* Employer;
Confederation).
D. G. M. ROBERTS (Institution ofGvil
Engineers),
JAMES STEVENSON (Federation ofCrviJ
Engineering Contractors),
GEOFF M. TOWNSEND (Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors).
A. G. TURNER (National Council ofBuilding
Material Producers).
ALBERT WILLIAMS (Union of Construction,
Allied Trades and Technicians),
c/o Royal Institute of British
Architects,
66 Portland Place, W|.
January 21.
Falling leaves
From Mr Jim McCue
Sir, E. J. Craddock's praise of
Penguin Books (January 21) is
welcome. But his arrogant judg¬
ments. as usual, are not Having
suggested that the format of a book
should be dictated by the text, he
then abandons this sensible notion
in favour of “the idea that new
books, especially fiction and poetry,
should be published initially in
paperback”.
Faber’s original publication of
Philip Laritin’s Required Writing
only in paperback was a mistake, for
the text was more enduring than the
binding. A year later, to the
annoyance of many wbo, despairing
of a hardback, had bought the
paperback. Faber relented and
published the appropriate hardback.
By all means let text-books which
quickly outdate be published in
paperback, but let us not have to
read our enduring literature in
deciduous editions, which we cannot
treasure.
Yours faithfully,
JIM McCUE,
St Catharine's College. Cambridge.
And as fbr Mr O'Sullivan's
suggestion that “simple falsity” be
the standard, t e mpered by a
“statutory limi t” on awartiable
damages, I daresay that the US
courts would have a difficult time
indeed finding justification for
applying such a statute to a person
such as General Sharon, whose
damages, if any could have been
proved, would have arisen outside ,
the US in large measure.
In addition, what sort of “limit”
should be imposed? Surely, Mr
O’Sullivan is not suggesting that the
publisher of a wantonly reckless and
malicious, completely unfounded
and unsubstantiated story which
ruins the career of a public official
should enjoy the benefit of some
“fimit” on its liability? Such a
statutory limit as Mr O’Sullivan
suggests would serve to shield the
worst offenders and punish the
innocenL The overall impact on
publishing would indeed be “chill¬
ing”, of the worst sort. i
Yours faithfully, \
RICHARD F. MARKERT,
Flat 1,
82 Cornwall Gardens, SW7.
January 28. J
ON THIS DAY
FEBRUARY 51900 ?T.
During the South African Warfl8$&- ■
1902) about 450.000British troops
were employ ed, nearly half of than of
ihe regular Army. Over 5^00 were
killed; three times as many died of .
disease.
[OFF TO WAR]
(7H0M OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
If I were asked what has bees the
most striking feature of the departure
of troops from home in this war I
should have some difficulty hi
answering, but certainly , nothing has
impressed me more than the in¬
exhaustible cheerfulness, the pervad¬
ing ami abiding serenity, displayed
by those going and those left
behind. As one watches it week after
week and month after month, never
failing or growing less, «e cannot help
feeling that our country is responding
truly to the arm Teal test of national 1
vitality, not-withstanding the attitude ,
of party politicians. The few instances
that have occurred of grief or
depression coming visibly to the
surface show very plainly what scenes
of woe and abasement might have been
enacted on these occasions had the
spirit of the nation been less high, its
confidence lass calm and complete.
They enable one to realize the quiet
determination - equally removed from
fear and boasting - the self-reliance,
self-control, ana absolute devotion
that animate all classes in all parts of
the country. If detractors at home and
abroad could see it, their foolish words
would die on their tips. Men do not go
to face death like this, nor women send
them for a bad cause, from unworthy
motives, or at the bidding of any one. I
have seen a nation called to arms
before. I was in Germany when the
war with Prance broke out, and vividly
remember the grief, reluctance, mid
gloom with which the call was obeyed.
1 remember equally well the intolerable
arrogance that replaced it a year later
wherever a military uniform made its
appearance. The one mood is the
complement of the other, and the
cheerful composure with which ear
people are lacing trouble and suffering
is the best guarantee that success wiu
not turn their heads.
These remarks are suggested by the
scene which took place at the Albert
scene which took place at the Albert
Docks on Saturday. The spirit of
which I speak prevails in an classes,
but it has been most conspicuously
displayed by those of superior
education and social position, aid
never more than on Saturday. The
circumstances migh t have
some depression. The weather would
have ruined a wedding or a coming-of-
age; it was everything that is moet
abominable. Then the locality is
dismal at all times, and in wet weather
unspeakable- Lastly, everyone knows
that troops going to the seat of war
have no promenade before them, bat
work that will try all their manhood.
Yet in spite of all those things, the
scene at uie dockside was as bright and
cheery and animated as an afternoon
at Huriingham. Indeed, a good deal
more so, for it was all real and honest
and natur&L There was the great shed
full of young fellows, some men of laxge.
means with everything to make tife
enjoyable, all leaving their civilian
occupations, their employment, and
their homes to place themselves
voluntarily under the dang ers and the
discipline of war. without parade or 1
fuss of any kind, but quietly and
simply. Andihey ware accompanied by
a very large number of near-relatives
and friends, ail equally composed and
cheerful. They were only following the
example of thousands that have gone
before, but there were some special •
features about the occasion. In spite of
the lam number of friends present,
the embarcation was a model of order
and despatch, and General Maurice,
wbo keeps a vigilant eye on the ;
departure of troops from these docks, '
expressed himself highly pleased.
Advertising on BBC
From Mr Robert Af. Worcester
Sir, Your story (January 28) on BBC
Chairman Stuart Young's reaction :
to the MORI finding that most ,
people in Britain favoured advertis- :
ing on television (MORl/Sunday :
Times, December 16) reports that .
Mr Young said that the “onslaught” ■
of advertising would necessitate a
decline in the quality of British
broadcasting and “if this ‘inevitable
result* had been included in .the .
pollsters' question, the sentiment for
advertising would not be as strong."
I dare say he is right, but we do ••
not ask biased questions.
It may be his opinion that ,
advertising may result in an i
‘’inevitable" decline, but others do
not share his view. Without wishing
to enter into that argument, MORI .
put to a representative national ■
sample the following question:
The BBC has recently announced that it
cannot maintain its current level of radio
and TV services whh the income it gets
at present from TV licences. Which ofthc
following solutions to this problem do
you favour?
Increase the cost of a TV licence and
maintain the present service (14 per
cent).
Keep the cost of a TV licence as it is and
cut back the service (14 per ceiitt.
Keep the cost of a TV licence as it is but
introduce some advertising on BBC to
maintain the present level of service (69 -
percent).
Don't know(3 percent).
This question, devised by the way
in 1980. we believe to be neutral and
unbiased and firmly represents
British public opinion. We under¬
stand.a similar result was obtained
by NOP using a different question.
We also understand that the BBC
has carried out its own survey but
has not published the results.
Is it because it validates ours -and
NOFs, or is it because it asks the
sort of biased question he suggests
be asked?
ROBERT M. WORCESTER,
Chairman, MORI,
32 Old Queen Street SW1.
January 31.
People and places
From Dr John R. Bennett
Sir, Miles Kington’s influence
extends to the Far East. Last week a
letter from. South Korea addressed ‘
me as “Professor Remenham 1
Home”. Had the University of Hull
not already had one Professor House
on its stmf I would readily have
adopted the distinguished-munding
appellation.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN R. BENNETT,
Remenham House,
197 Westella Road,
Westeila, North Humberside.
January 25.
COURT AND SOCIAL
T «§§st
COURT
CIRCULAR
SANDRINGHAM
February 4: By command of The
Queen, the Viscount Long fLord in
Wailing* called upon The King and
Queen of ; 'Tonga loday al ihc
Residence of the High Com¬
missioner for Tonga and. on behalf
of Her Majesty, welcomed Their
Majesties on their arrival in-this
Country.
Th« Duke of Edinburgh. President
of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Commonwealth Study Conference,
will hold a press conference at St
James's Palace on February 20.
The Princess of Wales will visit the
County Police Station of the
Gloucestershire Constabulary at
Cirencester. on February - 22 .
The Duchess of Gloucester will visit
the Sick Children's Trust’s “Home
from Home" at 130 Gray's Inn
Road, on February 22.
Princess Alice.’ Duchess of
Gloucester, will visit the “British
Grower's' Look Ahead" National
Farmers' Union national conference
and exhibition at the Conference
and Exhibition Centre. Harrogate.
North Yorkshire, on Februarv 26.
Forthcoming
marriages
Mr W.R. Butler
and Miss R. C. Mineb
The engagement is announced
bet ween William, son of Mr and
Mrs F. G. BuIIcr. of Hankham. East
Susses, and Kate, daughter of Mr
and Mrs D. B. Minch, of
Washington. DC.
IMr C. R. Fenwick
and Mhs B. S. Denman
The engagement is announced
between Christopher Robert Fen¬
wick. youngest sun of Mr and Mrs
Ci. A. White, of Canvey Island.
Essex and Beverley Susan, only
daughter of Mr and Mrs J. O’.
Denman. ol'Wootlon Bridge. Isle of
Wight.
Mr A. F. dc Wolff
nod Miss C. E. Gale
The engagement is announced
between Adam, son of the late Mr F.
dc Wolff and Mrs M. BakeweiL of
Great Bentley. Essex, and Cathy,
daughter of Mr and Mrs R. E. Gale,
of Purbrook Heath. Hampshire.
Mr V. M. Shipman
and Miss R. P. M. Chisholm
The engagement is announced
between Anthony, only son of Mr
H. Shipman, of Milan. Italy. - and
Mrs Filomcna Shipman, ’of 9
Farmer Street. London. WS. and
Rose. Daughter of Mr R_ .£.
Chisholm. CBE. DSO. and Mrs
Chisholm, of Lady well House.
Alrcsford. Hampshire.
The Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester wiH attend the first night
of The Caine .1 tuilky Conn Mart ial
in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund:
and the Order of St John at the
Queen's Theatre..’Shaftesbury Av 7
cnuc. on February 26. _
The Princess of Wales, patron.^he
Ma/coirn Sargent Cancer Fund for
Childrens will visit the new offices
of the fund at 14 Abingdon Road.
W. on February 26.
The Duke of Edinburgh. President -
of the Royal Society of Arts, will be.
in the. chair at a meeting of the RSA
Committee for the Environment at
Buckingham Palace on February 26.
Later, as a trustee of the Royal
Academy Trust, lie wilt; hold a
meeting of trustees and American
associates of the trust at Bucking¬
ham Palace.
The Duke of Edinburgh, an
honorary lire member of the Royal
Association of British Dairy Farm¬
ers. will present the association's
1984 Prince Philip Award and
Ccnificalp of Merit at Buckingham
Palace on February 28.
A memorial service for Richard
Findlater will be held today at 11 at
Si Paul's Covent Garden.
A memorial service for Ernest F.
BigJand will be held today at noon
at St Michaers Comhill.
Bridge champions
win again
B. M. Lippard. A. T. Price. J. C.
Goldsmith . and -G. B. Soper. - of
Kent, wron the main event for the
championship teams of four held al
Fairticld Halls, i Croydon., at the
weekend for the second year
running.
Mrs C. Perry and A. Woo. of
London, who wron "the bridge
championship pairs.- almost brought
off the double of the two main
championship events by winning
ihe pairs and being runners-up in
the teams.
Results:
Mum) natrr I Mr* B V Absalom. NU
CUMn (Sunrj'l. 2 Mr* L FIBOoratd-Moore.
m Tan iLontfonl. 3 Mr «nd Mr* E Sefcton
Ouimxoiwup pairs; 1 Mr* C Perry. A Woo
(London>■ a. a J NaHmllli. J C Atorwail
iSiumc 3* S Russell. F BoUmbroKo
(Surrey'. . _ .
Secondary pair*: » J T Luca*. A Mo
iSuirvvt 2. A wtiiitome. C Homon
(Surrey). • „
Cttamtnomlup train*- i. B M Llpnard. A T
Price. J C Goldsmith. G B Soper iKenir. 2. A
Woo. Mr* C V Perry. R RoMmon. J
HJtvunl /London): Z. Mr and Mr* J Lnli.
W.j Durden. R Harris (SurreyL.
Secondary teams* 1 Mrs B V Absalom. N L
J Da\ic*. j c street, d k* Server (Surrey
and Berks and Bucket: 2. J C AwerwoM. A J
Natsmith. J Millar. O Welt*(Surrey).
Birthdays today
Lieutenant-General Sir Clarence
Bird. 100: Lord Braybrooke. 88 ; Mr
Peier Fleetwood-Hesketh, 80: Mr
Ian Findlay. 67; Lord Gibson. 69:
Professor Sir Alan Hodgkm. OM.
71: Sir Antony Hombv. 81:
Licuienanl-General Sir Geoffrey
Howlcii. 55: Miss Susan Hill. 43:
Wing Commander R. A. B. Lcaroyd.
VC. 72: Prebendary - Dewi Morgan.
69; Mr Frank Muir. 65: Professor A.
M. Nev illc. b2: Sir John Pritchard.
M: the Duke of Richmond and
< ionion. SI; Sir Leslie Young. 60.
Latest appointments
Latest appointments include;
Professor Sir -lack Lewis FRS-i 0 1»
Chairman of the Visiting Com-
mince for Cranficld Institute of
has retired.
The following to be officers or the
Institute or British Geographers:
Professor M. Howe. Slrathclyde
■ University, to be president m-
; fessor R. Lawton. Liverpool Untver-
’’ sitv. to be senior vice-president:
Professor H. Carter, University
College of Wales, to be junior vice-
president: and Professor J. Dawsan.
Stirling Uni verify - . to be secretary.
Lord Perry of Walton to be
Chairman or the Standing Cem-
-Tflhtcc on Continuing Education.
Sir Cnrtis Kecble to be Chairman of
the Great Briiain-USSR Associ¬
ation. in succession to Sir John
Lawrence. .
Mr Robin Harris to be head of the
Conservative Party s ’ • Kocm
department from ApnL Hesucceeds
Mr peter Cropper whp becomes
special adviser to the Chancellor of.
the Excheq uer.
Horners’Company
The Homers - Company has in¬
stalled the following officers for the
ensuing year ’ '
Master. Mr Michael G.-Spoftorth:
Upper Warden: Mr Sidney R.
Badlcv: Renter Warden: - Mr Robert
L. Turner. Deputy Master .Mr E.
Rupert Nicholson.
Latest, wills
Sir Robcrt Leslie Edward Lawrence,
of Norwood. London, chairman.of
the British Railways Property
Board, left estate valued at £196,142
net.
Mr George Ronald Pryor, of Calvcr.
Derbyshire, company director, left
estate valued at £423.160 net. His
wife. Mrs Kathleen Duncan Pryor
left estate valued at £228.595 net.
Mr Fredrick Utley, of Herne Bay,
Kent, left estate valued at £177.991
net. He left personal legacies
totalling £30,000. and foe residue to
Stoke Mandevide Hospital.
Buckinghamshire. ■
Other estates include (net. before
laxpatdk •
Rickards, Mr William John Berke¬
ley. of Cheltenham. Gloucestershire
£635.340
Nash. Mrs Alice, of Dartmouth,
Devon..J4M.73Q
Pearce. Mr William Frederick, of
Spccn. Buckinghamshire...£525,771
Heath. Mr John Anthony, of
Walmer. KentX378.086
Jerome, Mr Ronald Eugene, of
Wimbledon Park. London, school-
master£303.851
Troughton. Mrs Kathleen Mary, of
Upton on SevernX358.712
Whitsed. Mr John, or Peterborough
£275.520
Mr Ralp Henry Goodenough, of
Edgbaslon. Birmingham, left estate
valued ai £1.113.257 net.
f. -i-v’-i-..
Luncheons
HM Government
Sir Geoffrey Howe. QC, Secretary of
State for Foreign and Common¬
wealth hosjyesterday at
a Uiri&ioB&'ei l Carbon- Gardens
giv en in honour of foe Minister for
Foreign and Commonwealth. Affairs
of Egypt .Mr .Abmed Esmai Abdri
Megutd.
HM'Goieninient
Mr Kenqeih Clarke. - Minister of
State for* Health, was host at a
luncheon held, yesterday at Lan¬
caster House for Dr Ne*J ftJemiz,
the Australian Federal Health
Minister. Among the guests were foe
High Commissioner of Australia
and Mr B. B. McKay. Permanent
Secretary at the Australian Ministry
ofHealth.
Ministry eTDefrnc*
The Chief of foe Defence Staff, Field
Marshal Sir Edwin BramalL and foe
United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff
were hosts yesterday at a luncheon
at Admiralty House in Honour of
General F. V. BuU-Hansen. Norwe¬
gian Chief of Defence. "
HM Government
The Lord Mayor, accompanied by
Alderman and Sheriff David Rowe-
Ham., was present at a luncheon
given in honour of Ciiy members of
the Export Credits Guarantee
Department’s Advisory Council at
the Mansion House yesterday. Mr
Paul Channon. Minister for Trade,
was the host.
OBITUARY
MRH. M. ADAMS
Libr^anMdM6fiograp
Mr -Herbert Mayow Adams, descriptions of
MC. Honorary Fellow of Trin- separate editions. Jej peBtrmeS
fty College, Camfiridge.imd for almost swgWutnde* artdi.ii
many years its librarian, died on . ..most, of bt^ “ 2 ^?*
January !?atthcagebf91. and, by the pennMStoo of toe
Herbert Mayow Adams was College, about a third of-nis-.
bora op February 9,1893. After
being .educated at Marlborough
and Christ Church. ’Oxford, he
served from 1914 to 1919 in the
Worcestershire Regiment and
the Machine Gun Corps* and
was awarded the Military Cross.
trotting tinrefof thirty years.
The resuJCntifttensely useful
to scholars all over the world,
was a worthy memorial. to foe
compiler's devoted labours: \tf
his chOsea field. Almost equally
vaiuabic was a byproduct of
In ibt Second Wrtd War ta
served in the Home Guard and 100
Cor ^jT' 9 ^ ^vSiSAd^becarw.hc
^«.wa.S£S£3..
tcous and meticufousiv accurate
In 1924 he-succeeded A. F.
Scholfteld as librarian of Trinity enquircre. . '
Coffege. Cambridge- Hk first .; pof many years a member of
task, the completion of the fob Council of foe BibBographir
recaiaJogutng of the library, he Society, he snrved as -
performed on ascafeand with a f^dent in the ytare 1954-6. .
Master keystroke:' David Essex, of Scamblesby Primary
School, Lincolnshire, who has won the schools compu¬
terized chess championship; gaining for his school a BBC
. Acorn microcomputer system. He beat Cathy Haslinger,
of Hayes Park Primary School, Middlesex. Six thonsand
schools took pari.
j! ; . ’■ i ' 1
Oxford : V . - i > .
Dr Simon Kirwrfn Dorialdsori.'T); ■
Phil. BA-tCambridgek fellow of-All.’
Souk College^ has been appointed
Wallis professor , of mathematics
from September 1
Dr Donaldson: who is aged 27
and is believed to be the youngest
person appointed to a professorship
at Oxford in recent times, succeeds
Professor Sir John Kingman.
Elections. . , • .
MAGDALEN GOUXCE .
Supornumcrarv hon sUBcndtarvj^lcwiWip;
□r Mtcnaci Goldicrr. BM BCH. MSc-.
rcUowshlp hv «wimJnaUtin In- music: Mr
PtiUip James. WJUUnerr. MA. ol NtagtUtcn
And Merton coHenes: reUowrteUp ^ •»
•"ui mi nation In modern KHImi". Mr Richard
william Hoyle JBA mirml«*«h*iti». of Oerpm
Chn«u CollPOr
Corrections
ORIEL COLLEGE
MI«DLSmith, who vainrdan cxhltnllon in
PPE. attended HaherdaahW Aske's School..
lor Girts. E1»trw. HcrUordshlrr.
THINITV COLLEGE
R j Pryntw who wa, awarded on
exhibition to rend mrtalluniy. attended
Reodcomb Colleqt. Ci rent ester, not Hina
Edward's. A*ton- as stated.
University news
United Kingdom. Plymouth: Sir
Austin Pcarai Chairman of British
Aerospace: Dr Harry Kay. formerly
Vice-Chancellor or Cvelcr Univer¬
sity. * . ’
>r lan Fells, of Newcastle library Uie catalogued Collegp in 1958 he was fortu¬
ity was principal guest. o* Cambnfop coucge natelyavaifableto oontplctothe
at a luncheon of the Coal libraries: . J cataloguing of the printed'book$
r Society held yestoiday at j n 1929 turned his. in the Pepys Library at
iSUS Attention to making a union fone. ^
ttwasfofoecSr catalogue of aD the sixteenth- -. InL 1926be marriedGpraidine
16 * century foreign-printed books Constance Mary, daughter qf
p r? in Cambridge collections. This Gerald Ley. H» wife died in
•TOW*™Mil.™,- P ” 1 “ sk - i°volvi"g drculcd 1981.
«ker Mrs Brm.M MR RONALD SETH:
Ronald Seth who died on briefly for the Luftwaffe »n ftris
February I was a wartime agent before being sent H> Offag 79 as
of Special Operations - Executive a "stopl pigeon*'. He immedi-
and a prolific author on the atcly reported his presence _ to
subject of espionage. - the - camp’s senior British
Born in 1911 Seth studied at officer, and soon afterwards was
Cambridae. and was anoointed withdrawn..
Coal industry Society
Professor lan Fells, of Newcastle
University was principal guest
speaker at a luncheon of the Coal
Industry Society held yesterday at
the Part Lane Hotel. He was
introduced by Lord Ezra. Mr David
Loveridge was in the chair.
Dinners
Connell of Christians Mid Jews -
The Speaker and Mrs. Bernard
Weaihcrili were hosts at a dinner
given in Speaker's House yesterday
for tbc Council of Christians and
Jews. The Speaker welcomed the
guests. The Right Rev Lord Coggan.
chairman of the council, and Mr
Sidney Corob. vice-chairman, re¬
plied. The .guests included Sir
Sigmund and Lady Sternberg. Mr
ana Mrs E. dc Rothschild. Mr R.
Qjanogiyand Mrs H. Gcstrtner.
Overseas Bankers Club
The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs
were present last night at the annual
‘dinner of the Overseas Bankers
Club held at Guildhall. Sir Michael
Herrics. president of Ihe club, wasin
the chair and the principal speaker
was Mr Nigel Lawson. Chancellor of
the Exchequer. Mr Robin Lcigh-
Pembcrton. Governor or the Bulk
ofEngland. also spoke.
Inter-ParKamentary Union
Mr. Peter Temple-Morris MP.
Chairman of foe British Group of
tbc IttlCT-Parliamentary Union, was
host at a dinner held al the
Athenaeum Hotel yesterday hi
honour of a parliamentary dete-
gaiion from Yugoslavia led by Mrs
Nusa Kcrsovan, vice-president of
the assembly.
Good Food Circle
Mr Brian Johnston was the guest
speaker at a dinner given by
Brcakmalc Executive Catering at
Skinners' Hall last night to promote
the art and appreciation of
executive catering.
Supper
HM Govern went
thoroughness which made Trin- After retirement
Trinity
of Special Operations - Executive
and a prolific author on the
subject of espionage.
Born in 2911 Seth studied at
Cambridge and was appointed
Professor of Literature, at the
University or Tallinn in Esto¬
nia. On the outbreak of war he
returned to London and joined
the BBC. and helped start foe
Monitoring Intelligence Bureau.
In 1941 , he was. com¬
missioned into.the RAF as an
In ApriL . 194S, he ...was
entrusted with ah differ of pes&
by Himmler and he eventually
succeeded . .in :carrying ■ •.the: '
message to London via Switzer-..
land. His return coincided with-
Count.... Bemadt^tc's . h&fe-...
mtssiuiicu iihu.uk « on __ j __j ur.
intelligence officer »ith Bomber . S ^
Command, and in January. ^ St
iQ.n cctF ffuaiiers . was greeiea = wiin
1942 transferred to SOE- Nine
months later he was parachuted
“Kind” into Estonia. He was
quickly betrayed and arrested,
■and spent the remainder of the
war in German custody..
disbelief for he had-been listed •'
as . missing bdieved lulled *910
days earlier,' r .. .*:• . ... .
. Although in later life he was--
dogged by poof health caused
Nipponzan Mvohoji. died in
Atami. Japan on January 9 at
the age of 99. The order built &
Peace Pagoda at Milton Kevnes
HM Government j in 19«0. and is now erecting a
Mr Richard Luce. Minister of State 1 second one in Battersea Park,
lor Foreign and Commonwealth j London. . <c .
.. He underwent more than 120 by his iO treatmeiat in Germany, ■
hours of torture but was saved Seth wrote more than-60 books
from execution by volunteering including his besft-seHing airto- "•
to collaborate. He worked, biography^ Spyhas no Friendi. i
THE MOST VEN NICHIDATSIJ FUjff
The Most Ven Nichidatsu beating, of a-hand-drum and ;
Fujii. Founder and Preceptor of chan ring the prayer foc;peape : v
the Japanese Buddhist Order “Na-mu . Myo-lio?ren-ge-lCyo”j
JE^US COLLEGE. . ’
Elected Into rcflawteiln in euas IV for Hire*
veart Irom Orto«5*r I, ■ _ * • :
I M Motts. BA of St JbJiii'* .
College: and L Talllefcr. BSc iMcGIUl. at
Conns Chrltel CUlHR
ST EDMUND'S HOLSSE
Mr Kerman St John SJrxav MP. has been
elected Into an honorary lrtlov,shlp.
Aberdeen
Mr Oleg Eremin run been apoouilcd to the
reqiu.i cnalr of surnenr. after me retirement
of Profwm GeorgeJSmKfl.
Or Alexander Templeton ha* been
appointed to I ho re«ius chair or obiteUTc*
and gyiuwroiow. In UK(n,lan lo Profewor
lan MacGlIllvray.
Mr Eremin s senior lecturer and
consultant suroeon in ute unh«-Mty
dcpjnmrni of dlnlCal suroery. Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary. Dr Templeton K remndn9
to Aberdeen trom his present post a* senior
lecturer In obweirtr-s and oynaerotogv.
Edinburgh OMcwsHV. fM honorarj-
conMillanl in ototetrlc* and oynaeculon
with ihc Lothian Health Board.
Newcastle
Professor J. k. Sjcrs lias been
appointed to the. professorship of
Mil science in ihc faculty of
Sir Michael Hordern;
Exeter honour^ .,
agriculture from January I. 1986-.
Prufeswr Sycrs is professor of soil
.science at Massey University. tNcw
Zealand.
\Vilw ...
The 1984 Ellis Griffith memorial
prize for the best recent work in
Welsh has been won by Dr R. Tudur
Jones. His book is entitled Hvdd or
. Intyfmijt Cened! and is published in
two volumes by Gwasg John Penry.
Exeter
The university will confer honorary
degrees on ihe following in July:
DLitc Sir Michael Hordern, aaor.
Lady (Ailccn) Fox. formerly senior
lecturer in British archaeology.
Exeicr University.
LLD: Sir Gordon Slynn. Advocate-
General of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities.
DSc: Sir John Gray. MRC research
professor at ihc Laboratory of the
Marine Biological As&ocialion of the
Esvcy ■ "
Professor Brian Ridley has received
£183.632 from foe Science ; and
Engineering Research Council for
. research into semiconductor phys¬
ics.
The gram is for work on hot
electrons in ’ low dimcnsiohal
structures. Outside funding for
Professor Ridley's work in semicon¬
ductor physios amounts to £678.266
over the past two years.-
Chaplaincy centre
A £40.000 appeal has been launched
to create a new chaplaincy centre at
the university, including a “worship
area”, library and meeting place and
offices. Four thousand religious and
theological books ha veal ready been
donated. '
►
Warwick:
Dr Chm Duke has been appointed
as the university's first professor of
continuing and adult education and
director of open studies.
Dr Duke has spent nearly 16
years in .Australia where he w-as the
founding director of the Centre for
Continuing Education at the
Australian National University in
Canberra. ’
ABPOIfitm'ntsvtd primtotton* _ - .
Dr G Brown. wnW . lecturer ic Uw
Department of Electronic .and Electrical
Entfnrennw ^ br
“JudriUa ftrni October l to
BSc to b^ ttiract or UJjw .
Bureau of Industrial and External uatson
.fromOctober t
Brdfosor G Solomon* hta-feaen aonotnted
• vWnnq pmfreaor totnuy-. betworn th*
Dcpanmcms Of Cherntcat & Proreo*
Engtnecnng and' MlcrobloKi^i- for throe
.veon from I October 1984. Mr M N Novtn
BSc. ha* boon appointed .a temporary
lecturer. Dr U.Ttutia has been apoofnteo
•New . Bwotr Lectorcr ■ In PartKia
Trctinohw^’ Dr N r A'lrAby ha* -been
appotnlod hrtttMCl .. ■
*| WrtWnM. dtoerse
oit.'-firiiii -War of
MOw-id torai «f
Toe . and* tear of
lnot) and. Rector.
Affairs.-and. Mrs Luce, w-cre hosts
yesterday at a supper at Admiralty
House given in honour of . (he
' !n 1903, when he was 19..
Nichidatsu- Fujii became, -a
Minister for Foreign Attain bfj monk, thereafter, devoting foe
Egypt, and Mrs Abdel Moguid.
the first Nipponzan Mybhojl
was established at . Tagonoura .
near Mount Fuji, in 192V *
During his extensive travelv in
India ..[931-33. to. regenerate 1
Buddhism, then^- he - met and
soon became dotely associated
with Mahatma Gandhi. It was'
Gandhi who first,calleti him
Ouiixji.:
■ Throughout , the . war he .
t nghM ' hff Mr A S Wiy esc. ui been
appointed torturer In electronic engineering.
Mr R M A Pert BW hbs.been epoolnled
lecturer; Mr D J- Brack . MSc ho* beeo
promoted from experimental officer to
vrtar experimental . officer. Mr O
Sunderland BSc baa been promoted from
experimental ofHrr-rloreniot expe tWM iUl
officer Mr M 1 .BH-wcC BA Ras bersn
promoted from T reWUr i an to axpertmental
efflter
Department o* Bioohemlatrv- Prof error B
Spencer BSc. MA hpt been appointed an
honorary profeasor of MocttemtHry wttMii
U»e Dnartnwm for three yeari from
October l. Mn P F tioatt B& run been
Appointed lecturer. In •' nur*u*gr Or J I
^ioli^an M9r has been appointed lecturer jn
itulnlkm and dietetic*. Dr N K Howell BSc
has been appointed lecturer tn food rrterce;
Or. JU1M Gray BSc hp* been -apoothted
honorarj' vBItThg lecturer for three year*
fratn No* ember > " 1
Dopartraont at Hawn • Wolpuv and
flSMte Dr S C Bayim to been appolftlfd
honorary lecnaer juiUtSi Afiy. .
Depapmnt of Macfmtnattesi Mr R F
Mott Bsc to &ecn appointed a temporary
i^clurer _ _ ■ _
ssssrsf ssrsss yrgas
protenor totntty befween (be Deportment*
of Mterotxologv add Chemlca! * Proem*
been appointed an honorary iH«lno »en»or
lertvrer for one year from October t.urP
D Orcene h» been appointed vlstung rradnr
for three year* tram October 1 Dr R L Pratt
has been appointed honorary vWlhtg
research IrOow for three year* Rom
Ocioeer l
Drpanmeni or Educauonal Studies; Dr P F
Cryer to been appodnied irmporary. part-
time lecturer. Mr* P M Dcnicoio BA. has
been appointed tempor a ry, part-time
lecturer.
Department of Hofei, Catering and Tourism
management; Profwor JAM Kanncrlcy
to been appointed vtMItnu professor tor
three year* from Not ember I.
Department of LlnouMic and InternaUoto
Studies; Mr R Corner BA. to ocen
appointed as freturer in Derrean and peUllcy
Department of Music. Mr H A d'Amy-Orpa.
has been appanted lecturer. Miss.S A
Jordon BMW. MA. ARCM to been
apoobiled part-time lecturer m Choreowa
vbtr Srudlrs-'Dance CrlJjcfsm
Roben* Insllluie. af .Indaslrlal and
Em tronraenuf Health ana balety: Dr p
Bach to been appointed "New Blood"
Lecnarr •
•ttie RH J B'Sansoro. Vtcar oLBnnrtlt Hif-nfJnn -
dhtrrae of EfV. io be . Prtete lncharge of J\l6etlI12
HarlforH.' « am»dlc»CT(»f.. &
The Rev J |» Smith. Amiaunf Carafe of w _n.,n. Trnr 1 ,,rar
wtmam Abbey, dtocege pt chrtm sford to Royal \Jver-t>eas LeagBT
1 Sir Kenneth .Newman. Com-
wei lp smith. RertorVt ythome missioncr of the Metropolitan
»55*^?iS^iS^to to^^re Police, was the ^ucst speaker at a
tdrihe parHh of Bartrev^lpna. same meeting Of the DlSCUSSIOn Cirefe of
ThTRev Martin w smuft.. wear rt si ibe Royal Over-Seas League. heM
Wto^dtottojawdiorese. House. Si Jamesv Mrs Elizabeth
Cress well presided.
SoUUtMmt. to bo Parish. Prleft «f Holy -
T i In',\v. d-im.-i -witv- tUocese.- • _
New conductor
leVtiim Vicar udUun the BrAyton Team • . ,
'SSMSeSte appointed
» Petcr-s. Tbra^i^e. chocraeof panua M r Matthias Bamcrt IS to be
BJZXi Shiromoro. gucsl conduCTOr 0 f UlC
Scottish National Orehcstra. it was
Albans, to be Vicar of .Bourne Valley Team announced VCStCrtlay.
Ml '#S y RS? c c*i! wrauiera ii. Rector o< His appointment, which takes
H ufcat w an *£S , 1 *22SSS i ^S£i5S^ effect from Augusu will be for three
EdffiuftMMUr Md.tpBWlCh. Uj 00 MN VCUCS Vld hC wlf OpCR ihc winfCT
KMon in October with concerts in
[hr cry^t voiteyTtomMintm- atorne of Edinburgh. Glasgow. Aberdeen.
Rockblrarc. Farrihodon. cay* vtoniton ami Dundee and Inverness.
SowtonutmrDonrnrei. fame diacme. Mr Bamcrt. who is seed 42. lives
Royal Over-Seas League
Sir. Kenneth . Newman. Com¬
missioner of foe Metropolitan
Police, was the truest speaker at a
meeting of the Discussion Circle of
the Royal Over-Seas League, held
yesterday evening at Over-Seas
House. Si James's. Mrs Elizabeth
Cress well presided.
New conductor
appointed
Mr Matthias Bamcrt is to be
principal guest conductor of foe
Scottish National Orchestra, it was
rca.of hjrtifc to con templat ive &
P 2 ^ condusion. When it
was Qvcr. and his country was
Ri.rfSSSi £ . tec - atomic Uwmbs on Hiro-
fi, C J y I - shima and Nagasaki, he turned
rhino \?r^ E Ma^h.rI?n « «?spedaUy to' the teachings of
2Stt FfcaCetBteMhism. The Onfer
wdt^s (hrougnoui Japan constnictine ocace Mr-
he wanted of the dangers or the “ ^S^aSdT^teK
grownng militancy of Japanese ^^
into King. expression of man's yearning;
To regularise ihe positiOTt of for the inner peeacc from which.
those who had comc w follow
him and to join him in his
he trusted lhat ijDiernatioipff ; :
peace would come. - •
PROF ERIC VOEGELIN
A correspondent writes; the ways , in which particmiE
Resignations and retirements i in Baste. Switzerland, and was until
recently music director of the Swiss
Edinburgh. Glasgow. Aberdeen.
Dundee and Inverness.
Mr Bamcrt who is aged 42, lives
in Basle. Switzerland, and was until
Radio Orchestra.
TtK* Rn D N Hon*H Ewn«l. Rrrtot of
BATTford. dtaccre of Derby, to retire m tbc 1
Judge to retire
^b? J S^ST l * bury and tt “ WM:h - Lord Justice Stephenson is to retire
w3 BJ ST» j «3nt^r-r on Febjwy 53 and «B be
dWnr of CJirtibteoro. rcllfcd on Jattuary succeeded by Lord JUSltOC MuSllIL
at.
Science report
Eric Vocgelin. .who died in
Stanford. California, ore January
19 at ihc age of-84. was one of
tec greatest . political philos¬
ophers of hisj§eneraiion.
Born in Cologne and edu¬
cated in Vienna he made his
home in tec United States after
the Anschluss in I93S. Though
he relumed lo Munich as
Professor of Political Science
between 1958 and 1966. it was
in America; and especially at
Louisiana Stale University and.
latterly, al the Hoover institute
at Stanford, that his most
important work was done.
Voegelin’s mature position.
§ Russian Works of Art, Russian and
Greek Icons: Wednesday, 6 February at
U a.m.. King Street: Tomorrow’s sale is ■
representative of the wide variety of items
, covered by this category. Fro example, there are
several equestrian cossack bronzes, a fine pair
of porcelain gilt vases (£5,000 to £7,000), similar
to an example in the Hermitage in Lenin grad,and a selection of
traditional enamelled objects ranging from cigarenc-cases to
komfd. Of special interest is an 18th centurysdiver eight-light
candelabra centrepiece supported by caryatids and dragons
made by Herman Friedcridi Porno, Sl Petersburg, (’£6,000 to
£8,000.1, The Faberge section is lead by a silver fatware service
of Ul pieces,and further includes an enamel paper-knife-a pen.
and pencil holder and a gold-mounted cabochon sapphire
brooch as well as Other silver and gold cigarette-cases made by
Fabergei competitors. The section devoted to icons is
highlighted by a 17th century example of St. Catherine of
Alexandria depicted in predominantly cinnabar and olive green
colours on a gilt ground (£2,200 to £2,500) and a 17th century
Cretan icon of the Virgin of Tenderness (£2,000 to £4,000). A
selection of 19th century decorative icons painted and covered
with finely chased rizos (covers) form the rest of ihe sale.Fnmcs
for next sale ebse 8 April.
Fine Eastern Textiles, Rugs and Carpets: Thursday
7 February at 2.30 p jn., King Street; Large decorative carpets
from North West Persia always inspire spirited bidding and the
eleven examples included in our sale on Thursday should be no
exception. In design and colour to suit every taste, prices arc
expected to range from £3,000 to £30,000. Their sale will be
preceded by a large selection of Belouch rugs which carry
estimates from £150 to £1400. Typical of Tribal rugs they
manage, often with limited palettes, to show amusing
eocenindues especially in their portrayal of human figures.
Among a selection of Indian carpets one in particular deserves
notice, not only for its size (nearly 40ft long), but also for the
fineness of weave, vivacity of design which, on a background of
ivory, demonstrates a subtle use of colour (£18,000 to £20,000).
Turkish, Caucasian, Turkoman and other Persian rugs to be
offered should serve to appeal to all types of buyers whether
collector, decorator or private individual Erttnesfor next sale
ebse II February.
Contine ntal Pictures of the lPth and 20th
Centuries: Friday, 8 February at 11a.m., King Street: A
small but very attractive Frits Thaulow showing an avenue of
autumnal trees and painted in 1879 is one of this sales highlights.
Thaulow is perhaps the most sought-after Scandinavian
landscape painter of the century whose work can fetch over
£100,000, so the estimate of £15,000 to £20,000 is modestly
pitched. Another important Scandinavian represented in the
sale is Vilhelm Hammer-shot: a typical interior by this interesting
Danish symbolist is also expected id realise hvthe region of
£15,000 to £20,000. As usual, there is a sdectionof decorative
Dutch lands ca p es Wirinding examples by Dommersen,
Leickcrt, Kluyvcr and Hversen. An important Spanish artist
represented is Eugenio Lucas with a large and powerful
Goyaesque scene entitled Tke Prisoners (00,000 io £15,000). A
curiosity is an interior by the Frenchman Jean Beraudy better
known for his street sc en es, entitled mysteriously he salon dr
Madame X (£7,000 to £10,000). Entriafor next sale close IS April.
For further information on these and other February sales,
call 01-839 9060 for King Street and 01-5817611 for Sooth
Kensington.
CHRISTIES
A WEEK IN VIEW
Surprise over depth
of sea plant life
By Pearce Wright, Science Editor
symbols, race or class-war for
instance, veil or iUununc,chei.
truth of our experience.. He was.,
an enemy of every tdeoto£y>'
which pretends lo have..<torr-
covered tec single key to unlock
what, as a deeply religious man;,
he regarded as the_ irreducible .
mystery of man's bejng.
As tec heir to metaphysical ; ’
and phenomenological - tra¬
ditions little understood in foe..:
Anglophone' world. YocgdinVV
work was widely misunderstood :
by his contemporaries, though-
upon those many scholars
whom be influenced, in political *
philosophy and theology,, the
„ r ____r - TL- •• ... p'. r' . aiiu liwiuiur, , ur
%!&£".££££ influx™ vnytopimted.
Since the turn of the century
marine biologists have conduc¬
ted experiments to determine
the deepest level of the oceans
at which organisms essential
to the marine food chain
thrive. The question is far
from academic.
Calculations about the
numbers of whales and the size
of fish stocks, including
studies of migration patterns
and breeding habits, depend
on a comprehensive • under¬
standing of all parts of the life
cycle.
Over the past 10 years
scientists from laboratories in
Britain, fended by the Natural
Environment Research Coun¬
cil and by the Ministry of
Agriculture. Food and Fish¬
eries. hare developed an
expertise in underwater sur¬
veys covering thousands of
miles. Eouipmetir towed a few
metres .beneath the surface b>
research vessels and commer¬
cial ships have collected
samples from every ocean.
Specimens from levels
below SO metres are collected
with hooks, nets, buckets,
chains and trawls.
From that data marine biolo¬
gists concluded that about 150
metres was flic maximum
depth at which plant life
flourished in quantities vital to
the food chain. Even so. the
water conditions were very
dear, a Honing enough sun¬
light to penetrate to support
photosynthesis.
The amount of light at 150
metres is less than 0.05 per
cent of the solar radiation at
Ihc surface.
The results of the latest
research show an abundance
of plant life at a depth of 268
metres.
The discovery, reported in
the magazine. Science, by
scientists from the department
rtf botany at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, and
the Harbor Branch Foun¬
dation. Florida, is startling
because the amount of sunlight
to support photosynthesis at
that level is about <1.0005 per
cent or the surface.
The meagreness of that
amount of energy for stimulat¬
ing growth is underlined in the
report from James Norris,
Stephen Blair, Mark Littkr
and Diane Liltler. Hence
another important aspect of
their work was in establishing
that the plants were auto¬
trophic, or of the type that lire
and grow on carbon from
carbon dioxide or carbonates
and nitrogen, as opposed to
heterotrophk organisms need¬
ing ready-made complex or¬
ganiccompounds.
The exploration was done
using a submersible.
Sourer Science^ Vo! 227.
4682.1985.
Politics (1952). Anamnesis
(1966) and the multi-volume
study Order and History, whose
first volume. Israel and Revel¬
ation. was published in 1956
and whose final one. In Search
of Order, is still to be published,
was the fruh of a long
meditation on the problem of
order in human existence. A
single meditative thread, in¬
spired alike by Greek and
Christian sources, ran through a
life’s work provoked by the
experience of murderous dis¬
order and the power of ideologi¬
cal fantasy over men's minds.
In Voegdin's work the
interpretation of the governing
symbols of political society
became a way of understanding
To say this-is to suggest that ' -■
he was a scholar’s scholar ofc~--
limited significance to the wider
world. But this would be-
rnisTeading. In recent years the .
circulation of his work' among 1 "
dissident intellectuals who live
under the totalitarian remmestif;.
Central Europe testified to his
capacity to illuminate .- ihe ’’
experience of those-who endure
tee regime of ideology tri- -
umphant.
Invariably courteous, kind ■
and helpfuL Eric Voegelin '
leaves a widow, who. as much as -
he did, embodies, tee best of r
that Cchtral European civifiza- ’•
lion decimated but not yet quite?
destroyed by' Hitler. Stalin and
reality itself, through analysis of all they represent
DR FRANK OPPENHEBMER
Dr Frank Oppenhcimer. tec Like him, too. hfr
Dr Frank Oppenhcimer. the
American physicist and brother
of Robert Oppenhcimer Who
led the Manhattan Project to
develop the first atomic bomb,
died on February 3 He was 72.
Frank Oppenhcimer who had
done research at the Cavendish
Laboratory and the California
Institute of Technology, also
worked on the Manhattan
; Like him, too. • hfr was
investigated by Senator McCar¬
thy's Un-American Activities .
Committee, and. in 1949 was.
compelled to resign front his.
post at the University r of
Minnesota, where he was
researching on cosmic ntyii : -
in . 1959 he ,<ietumed-''- - K>
teaching-at the ;Untversityrbf
Colorado and later founded!*
Project and, like his brother, popular science museum in-Sts
became a staunch opponent of Francisco, called thc &dtHSUo- '
nuclear weapons after tee war. rium. -
Mr Maurice Juniper Guyin- Brigadier Sanest 1 \Cfci
er, OBE, DU JP who teed on Etetone. CBE, late LcyaT
■January 26 aged 70. was mem, who dicti on Januai
Chairman of the Inner London served during the Second V
J uvcnilc Courts from 1967 to War iij France. North
J976. He had also been a and Italy and was Brigati
Metropolitan Stipendiary charge or tidministrauoa.
Magistrate from 1967 and tram die East Land Fraes ftom
War in France. Norte AfrfcB
and Italy and was Brigaditrio
Charge or administration.
die East Land Fcwes ftom-H&f ;'
rn men ...i_t ..
1969 Chairman of the Board of to I960 when hr retired
visitors. Latchmcre House becamc generalseerctarv c
Remand Centre. - Fami/v^Pfennimr
Fami/y^-Pfenning AssoctittiphT-J
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Galleries
Look back in unison
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Left-handed people are riot
abnormal Einstein was ente,-
ih'ough be was a slow reader at
ftrst; » were Thomas Edison,
Leonardo da Vinci, arid, though
H.may not impress. Woodrow
Wilson. John McEnroe. Navra¬
tilova, Borg, and 'Connors also
gnp with the- left, so there is
evidence 6T-athletic jo: well as
iptclleciuaj ability.: .; . .
The- predisposition is more,
common in; the mate than the.
female and. -more Gfccfy with
twins. The reason for this.
ibought Professor '. Norman
Gcschwirid. -until -his -recent
death bead /of neurology .at ,
Harvard arid of psychology ar
ihc MasSlchusetts- Institute of
Technology: was the male 'sex
hormone, testosterone, a major
contributor 'to brain develop¬
ment..! '•• '
ft is produced by the male
foetus and also by the mother.
The combination.'the professor
theorized, stressing that clinical
proof , was awaited, coaid slow
down- the development of the
Icilrstdc of the brain so -that the
right dominated, .producing a-
left-hander.
- He was .-led. to 'his theory
following a discussion at a
conference with an English
woman, Mrs Jean - Baker., a
dyslexic herself who-works with
dyslexic children:- She men¬
tioned the illnesses in her
family and the professor was
■ stirred torcscarch arid thinking.
In Horizon Y Mystery of the
Ijcjt Hand. <m BBC2 last night
he thought aloud compelHngly.
He saw arelation between
dyslexia arid. left-handed ness
and between it and : other
afflictions. Oi the godd side.'he
thought. the -sinistra)', were less
prone to.other diseases.
ft was their inherent spatial
skills, ihe right hemisphere of
the brain being the repository of
• these, that ted to. the 1 high
achievement pf the left-handed
m.' besides tertnis. architecture :■
and mathematics. In California.
> California.
by way of e rid arse men t pf the
latter, wc /met the 'Apple
’.Computer design team. Four
out of the Twft were left-handed..
None - appeared to stutter
which is. /according lo the
professor, more. proraWe^with
the • left-hinded. - We-were
reminded of King George VI.
forced to write with his right
hand,~and of the Yonibas of
West Africa. Among the latter,
one person in ten. is a twin. The
‘stuttering rate is three times
that of Europe and America.' _ .
. This ipercu Ted the professor
to refleciithat the Japanese are
less given to twinning than
anyone dse. There may be a
programme in that- It was cite
of many interesting revelations
in an extraordinarily fascinating
programme. Robin BrightweU
wrote arid produced. Need I say
he is Left-handed. '
. Dennis Hackett
^Recalling the Fifties.
.Serpentine . : _
Amanda Faulkner
; Angela Flowers _
Caroline White
. "Quinton Green
Anthony Zych
Bernard Jacobson _
Laura Ford
135 Upper Street _
: Before the forgotten Fifties are
. forgotten again, it is good to have the
Fifties- recalled. Or, to speak in less
riddling terms, the exhibition entitled
•Recalling the Fifties, devised bv
Bryan Robertson for the Arts Council
at the Serpentine. Gallery (until March
3) makes the most useful supplement
imaginable.!!) the show which arrived
‘at the Camden. Arts Centre from
Shcllicld last year under the title of
The Forgotten Fifties. Interestingly
enough, there is-very liitle overlap,
though each in its fashion has essayed
. a survey- of British painting (and lo a
much lesser extent sculpture) three
decades ago. The Camden exhibition
made no bones about confining itself
to various expressions of the realistic
tradition, exemplified at its most
newsworthy in the Fifties by the so-
called- Kitchen Sink school. The very
title, of Recalling the Fifties proclaims
it a.personal view: ft" is very much
Bryan Robertson-s Fifties that he is
recalling, and as he explains in the
accompanying notes (the catalogue,
cxoticaity. is in French, being in feet
that for a similar show staged last year
in Paris as English Contrasts), the
Fillies he liked and approved of was
almost entirely that of the lyrical
abstractionists.
The two schools of thought
coexisted well enough - though not
quite happily, since it was a great time
for taking sides in matters artistic -
'and it was certainly not true that
never the twain should meeL In'fact,
just at that moment several important
painters, hitherto-figurative, if not
necessarily realist were toying with
abstraction or edging over in that
direction, so that Camden could have
Prunella Cloughs of dock workers'and
such, while the Serpentine • hits
abstractions tied lo observable reality
only by their titles, which identify
them as electrical installations of
some kind. In the same way. Camden ■
had Jack Smiths of grey household
scenes, while the Serpentine has Snow
btornt in a City, which again is
distinguishable from an out-and-out -
abstract only by its title - as 'well as
one of Victor Pasmore's .most
wonderful early abstracts. The 'Snow-
storni: Spiral Motif in Black 'and
White (1950-51). which uses exactly .
the same stratagem to fudge ihe. issue
of lo represent or not to represent.
British art at the time was supposed
to be fearfully parochial, but you have
only to look around to see a couple of
Adrian Heaths that take strongly after
de Siofif, a Bryan Wynler that might'
be Manessier. or a Roger Hilton that
could be a Poliakoff True. Hilton is a
lot belter when he is being himselfm"
the middle of the decade, with his
Saint Ives landscape-based abstrac- -
lions, and before, towards the end. he
drifts olT into his later aping of'child
art a la Art Brut, but the very feet that
he and others knew what was going on
abroad is significant.
The Fifties also, we now realize, are
far enough away for Ihc dust of old
artistic rattles to have settled, and for
us to be conscious above all of the
distinctive period feel lo the painting,
which unites realists and abstractio¬
nists. unconsciously, under the
blanket of the same period sensibility.
There arc absolutely beautiful pictures
which arc completely in the tone of
the limes; like the two “clcclricar'
Prunella Cloughs. Bui probably the
most immediately memorable arc
those which stand out against it in
some way. The three Burras, for
example, arc characteristic of Burra
and nothing else, even when, as with
Apple and Pear Blossom, the subject-
matter seems untypical. There is an
astonishing Richard Smith. Nassau, a
large oil of 1962 (and so not quite
Fifties, if we are niggling) which in
scale and colour looks as if it was
painted yesterday rather than 23 years
ago. And the first thing you see as you
enter is a stunning Mcriyn Evans,
Metropolitan Crowd Forming• a
Procession, deploying Us jagged dark
shapes (father reminiscent of Wyn-
dham Lewis) across a blazing yellow
canvas, on a monumental scale, with
a confidence which could belong only
to a major painter completely sure of
what he was doing.
At ihe lime the Fifties seemed lo
John Osborne "the Brave New.
. Nothing-very-much'-Uianjc-younow
(he)' seem a time of passionately held
(if rather muddled) convictions, as
against our own anything-goes atli-,
rudes. Certainly a recent graduate
from art school can paint or sculpt in
absolutely any style he or she feels
inclined.'and though some may pout a
bit. it is hard to adduce any principle
which -says they arc wrong. Very,
distressing, no doubt, to those who
believe that in the arts battle-lines
must always be drawn up and blood .
shed.
But (o those who just go lo shows
and hope ioscc good art of whatever
type, it makes for all sorts of
unexpected pleasures. 1 have, as it
happens, been looking this Iasi week
a! a number of anises, mostly very
young, some already quite successful,
and. while 1 would enthusiastically
recommend you to catch as many as
you can of these somtimes inevitably
“shortlived shows. 1 really could not
begin to generalize about what the up-,
ami-coming artist today is aiming at,
apart' from observing that all of them
seem to'have a working/riaiionship
with some kind of observable or
imaginable outside.reality.
Amanda Faulkner for instance, at
Angela Flowers until the weekend,
paints brightly coloured pictures
combining some of the recently
fashionable Nco-Exprcssionism with
the always-fashionablc feminist sub¬
ject-matter to produce strange, funny,
slightly horrific images of women
beset by devils (male and female),
phallic shapes and multiple breasts
and a whole menagerie of curious
creatures. Obviously she must strike a
responsive chord in art-buyers, since
the show, her first solo in central
London, is already sold out. but it
seems to me that there is a real
singularity of vision and individuality
of style which carry her well beyond
the merely modish.
In Cork Street Caroline White (at
Quinton Green until February 23) is
an almosL exact contemporary, but
her vision could hardly-.be more •
different. She is turned on not a jot by-
human figures or human problems: all
her paintings, reliefs and undcfinablc
combinations of media arc concerned
with architecture, or really with
buildings, since often what is depicted
is just a door standing ajar, or the
corner under the stairs, or a bay or~
two of church vault. The effect is cool,
superficially calming but also some¬
times a little disturbing.
A few doors along another first- '
time London exhibitor. Antbonv
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Z.vch, goes off completely on his own
with a scries of very abstracted
landscapes, usually with barely
apprehended figures, produced by a
son of all-over stipple technique. His
work would have seemed more
normal in the heyday of action
painting, but even then it would have
been odd and highly personal and
immediately impressive.
Lastly, one. must admire the pluck
of an even younger artist. Laura Ford,
who with another. Andrew Sabin, has
taken a shop-front at 135 Upper
Street. Islington, for a couple of weeks
(till Saturday) to show their own work
at their own expense. The store would
in fact make an excellent gallery
(perhaps someone else will be inspired
to do just that), but more important.
Laura Fond proves to be a remarkable
artist by any standard. There arc in
particular two splendid large sculp¬
tures. a Horse and Rider who have
somehow melted into one. and "For
Arne and Country, a tellingly ambigu¬
ous image of a lion sitting majestically
on top of a pale, inert figure whose
emotions at the situation remain
nicely obscure. Her large drawings
also arc superb: the two of Ophelia
drowning (one of them curiously
multiplied), the unforgettable evo¬
cation of childhood fears in Bad
Sit tod. and the two concerned with
the Annunciation and Incarnation,
both of which occurrences the artist
seems to regard as some kind of malc-
chauvinisi trick on God's part, all
witness an exciting, noncomformist
talent. Surely some major gallery is
going to catch on before too long?
John Russell Taylor
• Rock
Meat Loaf and the ^
Neverland Express
: « Hammersmith Odeon
When Meat Loaf's record
company tackled die issue of
how best to promote the “Bat
Out of Hell” single in late 1978,
they fait on the idea of including
in the advertisements a tele¬
phone number which, when
dialled, connected the caller to a
recording of the song. Thus, the
tinny sound of a man bellowing
through a telephone earpiece
announced to many people the
arrival of an eponymons album
While the panoramic sweep
of his songs and the baroque
splendour of his stage set are
sharply at odds with the
utilitarian medium of a tele¬
phone message, tbe show
nevertheless left tbe impression
that Meat Loaf was yelling
something at dose quarters into
one's ear; on occasion it would
have been a relief to pnt tbe
receiver down.
Marvin Lee Aday was nick¬
named Meat Loaf by his Dallas
school "friends" on account of
bis gross size and. as be told tbe
audience, be was shy of meeting
girls. He now uses the derisive
nickname as a badge of pride
and features two alluring female
singers in his show (Katie Mac
and Doreen Chanter) wbo make
themselves available whenever
Meat feels a casual embrace
would enhance the performance-
in “Paradise by the Dash¬
board Light” he addressed an
alarmingly offensive tirade to
Katie Mac as part of a mock
lover's tiff. His verbal attacks
on members of the audience
were no less objectionable for
the fact that the concert-goers
seemed to accept it all as part of
Meat's rather graceless charm.
The Neverland Express,
ranged around and on top of a
26ft facsimile of a motor bike,
turned in a seamless perform¬
ance, with dapper soloing from
guitarist Bob Kniick while Meat
raged and stomped through tbe
lengthy, ornately arranged
songs which have become his
trademark. “Modern Girl”,
“Dead Ringer for Love” and
“Midnight at the Lost And
Found” were all formidable
performances id this typically
epic mould, while the spectacu¬
larly orchestrated pyrotechnics
provided the icing on a weighty
cake.
David Sinclair
RSC 85 Season
Nunn back home
Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands
■will 5 each direct two major
productions -this year for
the . RSC*s 25lh Anniversary
Season. At London's Barbican
Theatre, the Christmas attrac¬
tion will be Trevor Nunn's
production of Les Mistrabies, a
musical adaptation of Vjcior
Hugo's noveL At Stratford's
Concerts
Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Nunn will also direct a revival
of the award-winning The Life
and Adventures of Nicholas
. Nlek/ehy .. Terry Hands, will
direct Red Noses, a new play bv
Peter Barnes, and a production
of Olhc/fo - one of four new
Shakespeare productions - with
Ben Kingsley in the tide role.
sing
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■invest:
' LSO/Abbado
J. Barbican :
From the .assured, all-pervasive
•-trombone fanfere that sets it
-in motion, Mendelssohn’s
Symphony No 2, ."bobgesang”, ;
is a massive though hardly
..'profound slaicmcm of faith. Ji
... is too'superficially confident to ■
: be profound. Life's tribulations.
< pro evoked briefly in iremd-
i> lando strings and diminished
c., sevenihs but all too easily
* vanquished by the thunderous
pedal-points that herald some
reassuringly solid Luiheiran
chorale tune. The soprano’s
. unaccompanied cry of- "Oie
Nachi ist veigangen” is rightly
. famous as a musical master-.
^ stroke.- but its dramatic effect is
: limited . by the comparative
' friendliness of Ihe darkness it
. disperses. .
v Still, as a “good sing” the
“Hymn - of Praise” lias '.few
1 rivals, and that , is what the
; LSO Chorus delivered here: a '
' tremendously good sing. The
'.richness. ..and concentrated
power of the first chorus entry.'
unleashed after an Adagio
: rehgioso of salon-style sweet-
■j' ness: was like an apocalyptic
'• revelation m. a . toy shop-
Throughout the Nun danketpile.
(ioii variations, tew. The singers
c, ‘ maintained a fresh tonal quality
aitd impressive ensemble.
Abbado drew some fitllr
blooded playing from a large,
orchestra;- though whether his ...
■‘-.■interesting and luxurious in-
'vk’rprrtaupns- of ihe ; several
movements marked "andante”
jvhesl -served J Mendelssohn’s
: r cause is datable. In one of
». these: at -least' ihe reward was a
gorgeous inleriwtning of sehsu-'
: ous legato', singing'ifrom the
• sopranos Elizabeth Connell and
: Kama Manila. Hans Peter ■-
if Blochwjtz, : the .tenor, -in'an
c. unrewarding pan; pestered the
- watchman with -proper earnest¬
ness. ■' *‘7
~i . Rudolf. Serkin - approached
■\ Mozart'sflat PianchConceno.
K 450, as if gtwiH* an. old^
-] friend. He 'was relaxed, bob*'
btiog with-good- humour and'
T- anxious. :io share'mutual, jokes .
with.; all. presejriL - Infoctibus .
"“gentafilv did. not quixe: carry ^
- =hirt through , the. occasional f
passage i n which general shape :
■was more apparent tfaan crisply
delivered spocifics-Mipi Serkin^
silky, touch,. parf.ic ulariyin’the
rippling; decorations of v lhe; >
Andante, variations, was treasu¬
re ble. What a pity Abbado did
not reduce siring members still
further to reveal more of his
sololst's.felicitous touches..
■ Richard Morrison
Aldehin^gh in London
WigmoreHaH
A nicely balanced programme
presented, by. Aldeburgh in
London made its own particu¬
larly eloquent statement about
that renewal of generations of
musical .^activity which has
characterized this festival more,
perhaps, than any other.
Making their London debut,
the . Brindisi String Quartet,
formed just Iasi September
'from members of the Britieo-
Pears Orchestra, framed the
: evening with Purcell's Chacony
in G-minor^the firet music to be
heard, ai the; first festival and
with Britten's 1930 Quartettino,
first performed only 1.8 months
ago7 Their playing was irresisi-
-ibly enthusiastic, as bold and
vivid in eireciition as the two
pieces are in idea.
Robin' ; HoHoway's cycle.
Moments, oft Vision; was- given
its ’first London performance
following lasCsummer’s Alde¬
burgh preinieref However cun¬
ning ihe writing for piano,
violin,..cello and 'percussion -
.anrL. indeed... its performance -
Holloway's; commentaries lo
recited : chunks of Sassoon.
Pater. Woolf and RiHur still fail
to convince, me of their raison
d’etre. And . the stature of Sir
Peter Pears's spoken perform¬
ance od Saturday only con¬
firmed that impression.
Not so with Britten's Can¬
ticles. the first and fourth of
which were'' performed effici¬
ently by. Mart Tucker, Derek
Ragin and James Meek, accom¬
panied by [Iain Burnside, all.
young musicians associated
with Shape. Tn five Briiten-
purceH - realizations. Derek
Ragin, countertenor, alone took
us clear away from the master¬
class and competition. His
thrillmgly stylish rendering _of
“The Queen’s EpicediunT was
'In bv an instinctive dramatic
life which makes'bneimiwiient
to see him oh baroque, stages in
ihiscountry.
Hilary Finch
RPO/Temirkanov
Festival Hall _
Not for the first lime the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra’s prin¬
cipal guest conductor, Yuri
Temirkanov, began his pro¬
gramme with part of a suite
from a RJmsky-Korsakov ope¬
ra. On this occasion it was the
“procession of the - Nobles”
from Mlada. There are three or
four more orchestral excerpts
from the same opera which the
RPO really ought to get so
distinguished a conductor to
give us in full another time, as
they are little known here.
Still, this item alone on
Sunday night, smartly stepping
out and resplendent with a brass
choir, dominated by six horns
and four trumpets, formed an
impressive counterbalance with
the last of Mussorgsky's Pictures
at an Exhibition which ended
the concert opulent as always as
in Ravel's instrumentation.
Both were given performances
of some magnificence, in which
the Leningrad based conductor
showed himself unafraid of
musical grandiloquence and
sometimes flamboyant flourish
and effect.
Yet he also affirmed a keen
car for colour detail in the other
pictures from Mussorgsky's
gallery, not least in the lively
chatter of the Tuileries children
at play, the market-women pf
Limoges and in making the
lopsided lineament of “Gno-
mus" ‘ such a nutcraker as
Tchaikovsky might have
wished. The glowing chords of
■“Catacombs" seemed fractio¬
nally prolonged as if to compen¬
sate for lack of natural reverber¬
ation. and only the chicks in
their shells sounded reluctant to
hatch.
Mr Temirkanov. who has a
second concert here on Thurs¬
day with a different programme
and soloist, was ai one with the
pianist, John Ull. in the
controlled vehemence and
rhythmic spirit they brought to
ihe B-flat minor .Concerto of
Tchaikovsky. The pianist dis¬
charged handfuls .of double
octaves with sustained bril¬
liance. exercised his option for a
generous • cadenza and at the
same time afforded his audience
a welcome reminder that
technical skill is best justified by
musical sensibility.
Noel Goodwin
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THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
FINANCE And INDUSTRY
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FINANCE AND INDUSTRY
Executive Editor Kenneth Fleet
Governor puts stopper
on over-confidence
Ah a*r almost of cornpfccehcy has grown
up oyer the regulatory side of the City's
financial service? revolution, especially
since fire publication Of Norman Tebbii’s
White Paper last.week anil despite some of
the holes in it spotlighted here at the time.
A feeling.may have grown, up that all we
need to do is sorLom the relationships of
the - various supervising authorities, find
the paragon (or. paragons) needed to head
the one or more upper tier-commissions,
and \vcar&away.
Robin Lrigh-Pembcnon, a Governor of
the Bank., of England. ¥101 noted for
pessimism, offered* a useful corrective to
any such-airy over-confidence last night
“We must jidt underestimate the range of
practical problems which will have to be
overcome" he toid his well-dined audience
at .the Overseas Bankers Giib's annual
banquet*
*" hi ore pointedly, **the- process of change
is- likely to involve some accidents. It
would be wrong io expect the authorities
to. guarantee to' convoy everyone safely
through .the 'uncharted waters ahead! In a
world of change, the. price of relative
freedom is some risk*’. -
After the Johnson-Matihey episode, this
may seem tittle more ihan a statement of
the obvious. 'The Bank's main preoccu¬
pation is quite reasonably to set high
standards of capital adequacy for-thosc
involved to make sure thay have a greater
margin to bear those risks - whether-in
gilt-edged trading or among more general
1. bank-based conglomerates - . . and to
monitor that relatio'nship.between capital
and risk carried, perhaps a little‘more
sternly than before.
Even a high street bank tike the ■
Midland (though admittedly not typical of
the. clearers) .is having , to . think’ out its -
commitments to new markets - more
| closely.: While important new sources of
capital, 5uch:as.Swjss banks and the Royal
Bank- group are moving in, Jacob:
| Rothschild has been rag his capital to the
sidelines, nearly some of the wider groups
are biting off mouthfuls more suited to .
pelicans arid the dangers niay come in the
duplication of risks mifFerent parts of a
financial' conglomerale unless they are
closely meshed together.
The; crucial question^ however, was not
answered by the Governor. That is, quite
simply, whether those who foil will be
baled out for the sake of the system or tell
to sidle. The Johnson, Mailhey. case -
showed that the Bank takes its role of
! ; propping up the system seriously, however -
anxious it may have been jiol tp.sct a •
precedent. The bdiaviou/ of other .banks
[-then suggested ■ they not-so ’keen.
Decisions need to be-taken long about this :.
well before the expected accidents occur.
Cigna gets Cold feet
on Citicorp deal
The Governor could once have been
accused of playing Dr Panglpss in the
international debt crisis, but when his
-speech turned to that long-running saga •
.-last night, few would have disagreed with
his analysis of the great progress that has
been made since last May, when worries
over bank paper -in the’ United States
drove the mighty Citicorp to insure
currency risks on $900 million of its more
worrisome debt-Had that .deal collapsed
Iasi summer instead of last weekend, there
would 1 have been enough ructions to cause
the. dollar to tremble . in„ the; foreign
exchange markets. As the-.latest Brazil
rescheduling package underlines, things
have changed for the better and that is
fortunate for Citibank and its -lesser .
uninsured brethren elsewhere.
The unravelling - of the complicated
insurance deal between Citicorp and
Cigna, one of ihc hugest jUS insurer* is .'.
likely to pul paid to hopes that a new -
banking strategy had been invented;
Though hailed at tire time, the policy
underwritten by Cigna now looks as.
though it was very much a product of
insurance market conditions nine months
ago. Since then the market has changed
and it is unlikely that insurance com¬
panies will now even consider such a
policy, let afone underwrite'one.
Citicorp’s gain from the original
insurance arrangement was obvious: its
• loans suddenly appeared more secure
The gains for Cigna were not . so
obvious: for a $900 million risk it received
a premium of about $4.5 million. The
policy did not cover complete default by
. the borrowers but only the inability of
Brazil. Argentina, Mexico and the Philli-
ptnes. ip .repay some of Citicorp loans in
dollars.
; But Citicorp claimed it covered sover¬
eign as well as private borrowers in the
. countries concerned, which greatly in¬
creased Cigna's risk.
_Last May, the US insurance market was
still plagued by cut-throat competition
and a lack, of new opportunities. But
conditions have now greatly improved
and what looked attractive to Cigna then
no doubt looks foolish now. Moreover,
conditions in the reinsurance market have
■ improved even faster.
Cigna had hoped to lay off all but 2 to 5
per cent of the risk on reinsurers but
appears to have found few wilting takers
in the new invironmem. According to one
US analyst, none of the usual political risk
taken have taken pan in this deal.
Without the reinsurance, the strain on
Cigna's reserve position - already battered
by two or three years of poor results -
would be enormous.
,: The result: Cigna has got cold feel. U is
believed to have disagreed that the policy
covered sovereign borrowers and has
relumed Citicorp’s premium plus a
penalty fee for pulling out of the deal.
Disappointing growth
for property
It has long been argued in the property
world that investors have been paying loo
dearly for some of their investments. The
latest survey of' 50 towns and cities in
England and Wales by Jones Lang
Wootton, the leadng chartered surveyors,
shows this assumption to have been
correct. Between 198> and 1983 rent rises
for prime industrial and office properties
have been well below that required to
justify yields and consequently the prices
paid for this kind of investment.
.Inferred rental growth in those years
ranged from a quarter to a half of that
actually achieved. Poor rental growth is
attributed by Jones Lang to an oversupply
of space, a hangover from the heady days
of the early seventies, arid to the
Government's economic policies.
. Last year saw a rise in confidence in the
business sector of the economy.
Bur office rents only grew on average by
4.T per cent, keeping pace with inflation.
Industrial rent growth foil below inflation,
showing a mere 3.9 per cent increase. The
fact that both rose to even these levels
gave rise to optimism that a recovery in
the sector was on its way. The recent rise
in interest rates may have at toast
temporarily dampened such optimism.
But Jones Lang' says investors are
concerned with long-term rental growth
rather than short-term performance.
In the long form, Jones Lang’s figures
show that office rents (at 1984 prices) rose
rapidly to £12 a sq ft-in 1974, only .to
plummet to £8.50 a sq ft in 1977, From
then on tents have remained remarkably
static.
Year-on-year rental growth appears to
be at the. 4 per cent level compared with
the low of 3 per cent in 1975-76 when
property suffered severely from the
recession engendered by the oil price crisis
the year before. But it is difficult to tell
from the Jones Lang survey how . that
increase compared with inflation over the
same period.
Mortgage
rate rise
unlikely
By Richard Thomson
Fears of a mortgage rale rise
after last week’s increase in base
rates lo 14 per coni look
misplaced, according 10 most
building societies.
The societies said- yesterday
lhai iheir nel.inflows were still
high; allowing them to wait and
see how interest rates move.
m,*Roy Gravestock. assistant
general manger of the Halifax,
said: “Our strong inflows reflect
investor uncertai nty. Peo pie are
opting for the security and
certainty of building society'
accounts.” - ' '
The industry expects to have
taken in- ’ about jE 850 million
during December,- which is
m'qre than ..enough , to -meet
morigag?demand; ' •
‘ The sorieties meef on Thurs¬
day to discuss interest rates. Mr.
Gravestock. said: “If base rates
fall by 1 to iX:per -ceni there
will be no pressure/on us io
move.' If they do 'nut .fall we
would’ have .-to watch pur
inflows carefully'but so far*wc
are under no pressure ” _
- He said the thirtieth issue of
National Savings Certificates to
be launched, next "Wednesday
was not a serioustbfeat;.
.Motgage demand 'js- not
bouyatU, ;however,-.-^and -the
Halifax believes .there; is evi¬
dence that; Itorrbw^rs:; have
become more:sensitive 40 the
price of loans.: . r .. ;-;v '
Times’ conference
The conference to examine
“New 1 Roles In a Changing
Securities Market”, organized
by The Tiitus ~ah& the leading
chartered accountants .Peat
Marwick, takes place today at
the Inter Continental. Hotel in
London.
The opening . speaker is
Richard JUoyd. chief executive
and deputy chairman of H3I
.Samuel. He will-be Followed by
Midwer Sayers (Norton, Rose,
BottereU & Itochek Robin
Hodgson (NASD1M): Martin
Gibbs (Phillips .£ Drew);
Michael Newmarcb (Pruden¬
tial); Peter Lee (Take over
Panel); Robin Broad ley (Baring
Berthers); Ralph AJdmnckle
(LinWaters & Paines); Michael
Fowl* (Peat Marwick); And
Don das Hamilton (Fielding,
INewson-Smith).
Peter Walker, Secretary of
State for Energy, will address
the conference, which will be
chaired by Sir John Grenside,
senior partner of Peat Mar¬
wick, and Kenneth Fleet.
MARKET SUMMARY
STOpK MARKETS
FTIndOrd ..............568 j(-95)
FT-A All Share — :
■— -r- r~, _i ,:TtO O-1/...n Cf»
DatastreamUSM 3m'l2(-0.45)
New York .
Dow Jones ......—1,282.1^+4.42)
'Tokyo
Nlkkpl DOW...—A11,821.08(+1.52)
Hong Kong:. ... . - ^
Hang Seng-1^63^+6361
Amsterdam:..
Sydney: AO -...~-.76&8(-5.Sj
Frankfurt .
Com rnerzbank 1 r 139J2(-17 A)
a.148.87(+34.69)
Paris: CAC .1S5.1(-0.6)
Zurich: ... -
SKA General. .422.90(-5^0)
GOLD.
Londonfijdngi'v:' ‘ v •;
am $30155prt>M01.00 ‘
cfosa $30L50-$302.00: (££7.0.25-
270:75) • :
New York: $302.45 ' - - -
Comexfiatest), .- "■ 7
MAIN PRICE CHANGES
RISES:
Pauls......345 +84
Falcon Resources.464+60
Biomechanics Int.- —19 +2
induss Fin and Inv-176+18
Campari..32+3
BrevHle Eur.-^-13 +1
Addison Com.-285 +20
BuHough.460 +33
Unibond HWgs.143+12
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Riley Leisure.49 +3
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FALLS:
CIFER.J3-3
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Senriah Rubber...».,.i500j“200
Metal Sdences-- ^11 -1
Lori & Overseas Fr.3%-'4
Blackwood Hodge -. -22 -2
S. W. Resources..-—AS -3
BurcoDean ..KinmmiMn-i" — l
Reagan’s budget based on
‘over-optimistic’ forecasts
Ftom Nicholas Ashford,
Washington, and
Mike Graham, New York
President Rcagoan’s S973.7
billion budget for the 1986 fiscal
year and the accompanying
projection of a steady but
undramaiic decline in the
federal budget deficit between
now and 1990 are totted on the
assumption that the United
Slates will enjoy unprecedented
rapid growth over the next few
years.
A growth rate oF about 4 per
.cent a year is forecast until the
end of the decade. Inflation is
expected io remain at about
only 4 per cent a year during the
same period, while interest rates
are expected to drop from 9.6
percent at the end of last year
to just under 6 percent in I9'SS.
If these assumptions are met.
it is projected that the federal
budget deficit will drop from
S222 billion in 1985 to SI44
trillion in I9S8 and to 582
billion in 199a
However, theadministraiion’s
projection of a period ofsustai ned
economic growth until the end of
the decade is considered too
optimistic, even by some ad¬
ministration economists.
If. as seems likely, the
economy starts to slow over the
next year or so. the projected
deficits could be much larger
and could force the President to
cut defence spending or raise
taxes - which he has refused to
do in the 1986 budget..
BUDGET AT A GLANCE
S billions
Fiscal Year
1966 1985
% change
Defance
285.7
253.8
+12.5
Foreign aid
18.3
19.6
-6.B
Energy, environment
16.6
212
-21.7
Agriculture
12.6
20.0
-37.0
Health and education
64,2
643
-0.2
Social security
269.4
257.4
+4.7
Rensons. unemployment
115.8
127.2
-9.0
Veterans benefits
26.B
26.9
-0.4
Revenue sharing
2.8
6.6
-57 6
Other outlays
56.5
64.0
-11.7
Net interest
142.5
130.4
+9.3
Offsetting receipts
Total ouuays
-37.5
973.7
-32.3
959.1
+16.1
+1.5
Total revenues
793.7
736.9
+7.7
Deficit
180.0
222.2
-19.0
1986 figures are proposed and 1985 are protected.
ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS USED IN BUDGET
S billion
Calendar years
1984
1965
1986 1987
1988
GNPgrowth %
inflation *■>
5.6
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.6
4.2
4.3
4.1
3.B
Unemployment °t>
7.1
6.9
6.8
6.5
6.2
Interest rates
9.6
8.1
7.9
7J2
5.9
Biggcr-than-projecicd deficits
Even
if the Administration's
would keep interest rates higher
than those forecast by the
Administration.
Using Jess optimistic econ¬
omic assumptions, the Con¬
gressional Budget Office has
prepared^ report, which is to be
released tomorrow showing that
the deficit will grow from $215
billion in 1986 to S296 billion
by the end of the decade.
projections of continued growth
are achieved, the federal debt
wilt surpass $2,000,000 million
in 1986 for the first Time.
Wall Surer was approaching
President Reagan's proposed
budget with caution and seemed
to be adopting a wait and see
strategy early yesterday.
Although the budget was not
formally announced until yes¬
terday most or the proposals
were leaked before the weekend
when many of the country's
newspapers ignored requests for
an embargo. So Wall Street
anal} sis knew what to expect.
The stock market opened a
little down but not as a direct
result of budget expectations.
Mr Joe Carson, senior econ¬
omist with Merrill Lynch in
New York, said: “There arc a
lot of good things in there.
President Reagan is continuing
the effort to lessen the Govern¬
ment's influence in the market
place, but more will have to be
done before Wall Street be¬
comes enthusiastic. If the
cutbacks on the domestic
budget can be achieved, that
would be well received."
But Mr Carson said that if the
budget discussions became
protracted, it could cause .a
negative reaction from- Wall
Street.
However. Washington
sources said that Congress was
expected io begin acting on the
proposals as early as March.
Mr Carson added: “1 would
like to sec everything completed
by the August recess. But if
nothing is done by Easier,
nothing would be committed
going into early May. That
might well set in a negative
reaction.
"But as the financial markets
start to review the budget, it is
possible to see we are much
further along than wc have been
in the last three vears”.
Pauls rejects £106m
bid from Harrisons
By Cliff Feltham
A fierce takeover battle
loomed yesterday when the
huge plantations and com¬
modity group Harrisons and
Crosfields launched a bid worth
£106.8 million for the aitimal
feed and mailings business
Pauls, formerly known as Pauls
and Whites, based in Ipswich.
Suffolk.
Pauls immediately con¬
demned the terms as “entirely
unsatisfactory*' and urged
shareholders to sit tight
Stock market dealers sensed a
battle and marked Pauls' shares
up 99p to 350p. or 30p above
Harrisons' cash offer and I2.5p
more than a straight offer. -
Both sides' had met last
Friday when Harrisons tried to
secure an agreed bid.
Mr George Paul, the chief
executive of Pauls, said yester¬
day “We were surprised at the .
Brazilians
agree
debt pact
By John Lawless
Brazil has reached agreement
with its western creditor banks
on the main points of its S45.3
billion multi-year debt resche¬
duling package.
Banking sources in New
York, where talks are continu¬
ing. yesterday refused to dis¬
close any details of the deal. It is
known, however, that the
rescheduling win be - over 16
years, and not the 15 years
originally thought possible. It
will cany a spread averaging
S'* percent.
Exact terms may not be
published for up to a week.
'These have been the most
intricate of all Latin American
debt reschedulings."' a US
banker said yesterday..’*But it is
now just a question of defining
certain technical points pre¬
cisely.”
The negotiators are anxious
to announce the entire package,
so that the distinctions between
the Brazilian deal and the
Mexican multi-year agreement
of last September will be ftifly
appreciated.
here had been considerable
concern among some of Brazil's
700 creditor banks worldwide
that Mexico and Venezuela
should not be able to come back
seeking better terms.
Mexico's spread was agreed
under what banks call a “carvei
out", and applies immediately.
Brazil is to get its new interest
terms in stages.
There is a firm belief that
Brazil will have to adjust targets
set down in its seventh letter of
intent, or risk rejection by the
executive board of the Inter¬
nationa] Monetary Fund
CURRENCIES
London:
£: St .1138 (-0.011
E DM &5795 (+0.C
E: SwFr 3.0540 (+0.0175)
£ FFr10.9350 (+0.0150)
£ Yen 288.20 (+0-70)
E Index: 71.3 (-0.4)
New York:
£ Si.1155
S: DM3.2115
S Indwe 148.0 (+1.3)
ECU £0.622657
SDR £0.863694
INTEREST RATES
London:
Bank Base: 14
3-month Interbank 13 7s -13ft
3-month aligibte bifls 12 ft-12 ft
buying rate
US:
Prime Rate 10 JO
Federal Funds 8Vie
3-month TraasiJTyBiils8 r 214L17
Long bond 103 ?■ -1Q3 1 vwyieid
approach, but made it clear uc
wanted to remain indepen¬
dent".
He declined to discuss Pauls*
defence tactics, but at the
halfway stage of the year the
group disclosed standstill pro¬
fits and predicted little changed
profits for the full year,
reflecting difficulties with its
traditional amimal feeds and
mailings business.
In launching it bid. Harrisons
and Crosfield is forecasting full
year profits before tax for 1984
of not less than £82 million,
compared with £56.6 million
and earnings a share of 37p.
Explaining its bid, Harrisons
and Crosfield said its major
divestment .programme in
Malaysia had .brought in £162
million, enabling it to shop
around for a new mainstream
activity.
Lloyd’s hopes to sell
life arm for £l00m
By Alison Eadie
. LUnd's Corporation is selling
its life insurance arm. Uojd's
Life Assurance, for a target
price of £100 million. Morgan
Grenfell, the merchant bank.
\esterday sent prospectus docu¬
ments lo 100 potential pur¬
chasers. including British and
overseas banks and insurance
companies.
it hopes to draw up a short
list of buyers in four weeks.
Strong interest is expected to
come from North America.
Lloyd’s Life was set up in
1971 to enable Lloyd's mem¬
bers .to participate in long-term
life assurance business. Its
shareholders are 84 underwrit¬
ing managing agencies, which
run syndicates on behalf of
Lloyd's names.
The decision to sell was
precipitated by the lack of
marketability ‘of LLA shares.
which has put a brake on the
company's expansion potential
- Managing agencies arc not
allowed to hold more than 1.5
per cent of their premium trust
funds, the funds to meet
policyholders' claims, in illiquid
assets. The value of LLA shares
had begun to exceed i.5 per
cent for'some agencies.
Lloyd's Life is being offered
to a single buyer, because
Morgan Grenfell believes this
will raise more money than a
public flotation.
At tee end of last year LLA
had £307 million of funds under
man age menu
The 4 million existing shares
arc for Lloyd's sol vency
purposes, at £U.50 each,
putting a £46 million value on
the company..
Progress report, page 17
m BRIEF
Korean link
for Exco
Exco International, the finan¬
cial services group, is set to
become the first British com¬
pany to invest in a South
Korean securities trading house.
Exco is taking a 5 per cent
stake in Daishin. a leading
Korean securities house, for an
undisclosed sum, through its W
1 Carr. Sons & Company
Overseas off shoot.
Daishin is linking with
Yamaichi. one of tee top
investment banking houses in
Japan, which will be taking a S
per cent stake.
The South Korean Govern¬
ment has relaxed its law's on
foreign equity panicipalion in
securities trading businesses.
Exco and Yamaichi are the
first to take advantage of the
new guidelines.
London & Midland Industrials
has made its final offer for
Hoskins & Horton, the building
supplies, contracting and
hospital equipment group. The
share offer remains the same
but the cash offer has been
raised to 323jSp,. raining H&H
at £8.84 million. LIVIPs offer is
recommended by H&H’s board.
Freight futures
The International Futures Ex¬
change (Intexi. the Bermuda-
based computer futures trading
company, has agreed io trade
the Baltic Freight Index to be
used by the Baltic International
Freight Futures Exchange (Bif-
fe\). Into and Blffex will start
trading ihc contract in May.
The contract will be cleared by
tec International Commodities
Clearing House.
Reshuffle at 3i
Morgan Grenfell, tee merchant
bank, has been appointed
adviser to shareholders in
investors in Industry (3i). which
is faced with a restructuring of
ownership.- -Midland Bank
wants to tell its 18 per cent
stake and under 3i's rules, this
holding must be offered lo the
other shareholders.
Credit up 5%
New- hire purchase and other
consumer credit totalled £971
million in December, compared
with £967 million in November,
(n the final three months of
1984. credit was up by 5 per
cent on tec previous three
months, confirming that credit
growth continues Ib.bcjstrong.
At the end of December, the
total outstanding-'to. ‘finance
houses and other specialist
consumer credit .groups was
£ 16-73 billion::::
Sweden has more
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS
PER WORKER THAN
ANY OTHER COUN¬
TRY IN THE WORLD.
VOLVO IS SWEDEN’S
GREATEST ROBOT
USER.
VOLVO
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FINANCE AND INDUSTRY
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
A LOST REfiT
'COMMODITIES:
MONEY-MARKETS AND GOLD
Ffet> Jan
i 31
Feb Jan.
1 31 I
Feb Jan
1 31
AMFInc IF,
AMR 36%
AHabCorp 38%
AMed Stores * SIS
AfeCtaMrc I B>,
Alcoa 37%
Amaxlnc IP,
AntontfaHwa 25 %
Am Brands ", 63%
Am Broa dcas t 64
Am Can SIS
AmCnnarakJ, 53%
Am Bae Power 21 %
Am Homs 55
Am Motors 4%
Am Nat Res 43%
Am Standard 34
Am Telephone 20S
ArmcoSnol ID 5 ,
Asarco 23
AahfendOB 28%
Attntfc RtchfleW 45%
Awco 49 s *
Avon Products 22%
Bantam TsiNY BP*
Bankamanca 19%
Bank of Boston 45%
Bank Of NY 37%
Beatrice Fbods 28*.
Bettdeftem Steel 18%
Fed Dept Stores 54
Firestone 18’,
FstCoeago 23%
Fstkitrstenco 45%
FstPenrCorp 7
Fort J7’»
GAFCotp 26
GTE Corp 42’.
Gen Corp 37V
Gen Dynamics 76
Gan Etectnc 62%
Gen FOods 55%
Gen MBs 55%
Gen Motors 62',
GenPubUtflNY 12
Gerasco <Ft
Georgia Pacific 25V
Gaattt S5%
Goodrich 20V
Goodyear 28V
Goufa Inc 25V
Grace 41V
GtAatcSRecuc i5<<
Greyhound 26’,
Gunman Corp 26V
Quit & West 32
Heinz H J. 44
Hercules 36V
S 1ST -
Borden 6*
Borg Warner 24',
Bristol Myers 54,
BP 23V
Burlington Imf 27V
Buflngton Nttm 56
Burroughs 63
CempfaelSoup 62V
canacbsnPacrfic 42%
Caterpillar 33V
Cntansse 90%
Central Soya 19V
Champion 24V
Chase Mortar 50V
Cham Bank NY 37V
Chevron 34>.
Chrjstar 32%
ObetssJ 41*,
CtarkEquv 30
Coca Cots 59%
£gT
Columbia Gas 31V
ContousflonEng 33',
COrnwrt Edison 27V
ConsEdson 29V
Cons Foods 32**
Cons Power 6*,
Control Data 36
Comfcn Glass 74',
cpc ha as 1 .
Crane 34
Crocker Int 25%
CtomZalsr 33V
Dart & Kraft 85 s ,
Deere 32
Oita Mr 42%
Detroit Edison IF*
OtgM Equip 'IWj
□teney 73V
DoMrChetntca] 23',
CrasserInd 21
□uka Power 29V
Du Pool 52V
Eastern Air 4V
Eastman Kodak 71V
Eaton Carp 59V
EnerscnEtact 75V
Evans Prod 5%
togareon 47%
intand Steel .24%
IBM 135*1
tat Harvester 10%
INCO 14V
tat Paper 54' a
mtTeiTef 30V
Irving Bank 34V
Jtai Walter 34V
Johnson & John 38V
Kafeer Martin 16',
Kerr McGee 29V
Kbrteriy Clark 1 48%
K Mart 40V
Kroger 38V
LT.v' Corp 11V
Litton 70*.
Lockheed 45V
Lucky Stores 18%
Manuf Hanover 38V
ManvfteCp 6 s ,
Mapco 28*1
Martne MMfland 32V
Marita Marietta 48V
McDonnal 74 V
Mead 37
Merck 95';
Minnesota Mno 33V
Motofi 04 28
Monsanto 44V
Morgan J. P. 43V
Motorola 36V
NCR Corp 28V
NL Industries 11 7 ,
Nabisco 51V
Nat DtaUers 25%
Nat Mod Era 27%
NortoBt South 64V
NW Bancorp 26V
OcodemaiPet 28V
Ogden 29%
O&iCwp 34
Onens-HSncw 40 V
Pacific Gas Elec 18 s ,
Pan Am 4V
Penney J.C. 48%
Penruod 44V
Pepslco 42V
Pfizer 39V
Ptiok» Dodge 19V
48 PWpMorns 83V 82V
5dV PMSps Petrol 48 . 48
16% Polaroid 28V 27
24 PPG Ind 38V 36%
45*, Proctor Gambia 55V fSV
71, Pii Ser □ i Gaa 26'. 2S%
48V Raytheon 4fiV
275, RCACorp 37*» 38%
42V ReynoMstnd 75 75V
37V Reynolds Metal 38V 38V
76t, Roekwelbit 34', 35V
83*, Royal Dutch 52-', 53%
55V Saiaweys 28V 28%
58V SFESopac 29V 30
83V SCW AS 1 * 45%
11V SeNumbergw 40V
6 V Scott Paper 35V W
26 Seagram 4£» 40V
55'. Sears Roebuck 35V 38
29V ShelCH 56V S5'i
38V SheB Trans 33*. 34V
26 Signal Co 34V 35
41V Stager 35V 35V
147, SmttMneBeck 58V S9V
2TV Sony 15% 18
28% Slfl Cel Edison 22*1 22V
32V Sperry Corp 48V 49
43 Sid cm Indiana 57 1 , ■ 57V
36V StdCNOhto 44V 44V
62% Steritrt .4 Drug 27% 27V
32% StevemJ.P 19V 19V
47> e Sun Comp 47V 47 %
24 Tetedyra 26B 289V
136*, Temeco 39% 39V
10% Texaco 34V 34V
14% Texas East Corp 29*, 30V
54% Texas Inst 128% 129V
31 Texas Utfeflas 26V 28*i
34% Textron 37% 38
35V TWA 33 33V
39 Travelers Corp 40V 41
16V TRW Inc 78 80V
29V UAL Inc 44', 45
46% union Carbide 37V 38V
48 Unocal 40*. 41%
38V Un Pacific Cop 46% 47
11% Unkoyal 15V 16
71V United Brands 12 11V
47% US Steel Z7V 27V
19% UtdTechnot 42% 4?i
38 Wachovia 33% 33%
6% Wtarer Lambert 36V 36V
28% Wells Fargo 53 52%
32% Westnghre Elec 30% 30V
50% Weyernouesr 32 31%
74% vVtirtpoot 4fi*, 48V
37>, Htoohvorih 41% 41
96 Xerox Corp 42V 43%
84% Zenith 23% 23%
45 ': CANADIAN PRICES
43*1 AMb 33V 33*1
37% Alcan Atotran 40 40%
28*, Ataoma Steel 23V 23V
12 Bell Telephone 36% 37%
51 Can Pacific 56V 56%
26V Cominco 13*, 13%
27% Cons Bathurst 17% 18
64 Gulf O* 17*. 17%
25% Hawkar/Sd Can 20% 20*»
26 Hudson Bay Min 7% 7%
29% imasco 51V 51%
34 imperial 08 45V 45%
40V IntPipe 34% 34*,
16*, Mess.-Feigsn 3.70 260
4% Royal Trustee 18*, 17%
48% Seagram 53% 53%
45 Steel Co 23% 23V
43% Thomson N‘A’ 53V S3*,
39% walker Hiram 26*, 27%
20 WCT 15V 15V
34% 34V
3.70 360
18*, 17%
53% 53%
Dow makes
early rally
New York (AP-Dow Joses) -
Shares were recovering and
turning mixed earlier yesterday,
lire Dow Jones industrial
average was up Z4S to 1280.54
alter having toadied 1271.64 at
one stage.
Volume was active with over
25 million shares traded. De¬
clining issues still held a 7-to-5
lead over advancing issues.
Technical analyst Jean Fine
at Gnmtal A Co, said the
market pullbacks seen on
Friday and early yesterday were
to be expected.
“Our barometer now signals
rtmt 1985 should be a bull year
and the obvious course is to
remain tally invested.
“However, we are mm
viciously overbought. Although
we may see penetration of tie
1J00 resistance level of the
Dow Jones industrial average
some neutralization of this
overbought condition might be
necessary before the current
upward move continues,* 1 the
analyst added.
Taft Broadcasting was down
3% to 54 Y\ on about 100,000
shares. Goff Brmddast said it
was sidling its broadcast proper¬
ties to Taft Gulf Broadcast,
which trades over the counter,
was down yfe to 14*4-
Eastern Air, which is ha
technical default, was down H
to 4 Yi. Other airline stocks were
mixed with Delta up ?■ at 427a
and American down V% at 36ft.
LONDON COMMODITY PRICES
Rubber In?* per tome;
CoflMr coco, sugar
hi pound* per metric ton;
GxvofltaUS*
per m etri c tome.
G W Joynaon and Co report
RUBIER.
Mai___660-620 -
Apr___670-630
Mar___660-620
Apr__670-630
May_ _ 880-649
Jvta .590-650
Jii .700-660
Aug_;...710-570
Sep__720-680
Oct_730-690 ;
Nov_740-700
Apr/Jun_680-640 i
JU/Sep-710-670
Oct/Dec_740-700.,
Vat _-..Nl
SUGAR
Mar_122.6-22.4
May_ 1303-304
Aug_139.0-304
Ocl__ 145.6-45.4
Dec_152.6-516
Mar_167.0-66.4
May__1740-710
vm_1239
cocoa
Mar_2252-50
May_6267-60
JuJ_J2249-48
Sep_2226-24
Dec_2068-64
Mar_2045-dl
May...2040-30
Vot__1189/7222
COFFEE
Mar..2390-89
May_2415-131
Jul_2425-22
Sep__. .2424-23
Nov_2441-86
Jen_2434-20
Mar
vol
GASOIL
Feb
Mar .-
Apr-
Msy-
Jun -—
Jul_
Aug-
_122.6-22.4
_ 1303-304
_139.0-38-4
-145.6-45.4
-152.6-51^
-....167.0-60.4
_174.0-710
_1239
.2430-2416
254/1750
^32J»-31.76
22500-24 75
-Jl 84)0-17.75
_ .JZ16.50-1525
-..31S00-1S3S
...^215.00-14410
^.220^0-15030
...-225.00-15.0Q
_230.00-15M
- ...JNM/1742
LONDON METAL EXCHANGE
Uneffldal prices:
Official turnover ngurea
Mcee in pewrta per metric ton
SAver ta pence per troy otmee
nitM Woltl 6 Ca Ud. report
COPPER WGHGSADE
Cert_1253JM—125400
Three months 127400-127400
S::r=3S:
STANDARD CATHODES
Cash_1250.00-125500
Three months .1265.00-126800
TW STANDARD
Cash_^-9850-9960
Throe monDts_5915-9920
T/O_ .455-
Tone_ ..Stmfier
TW HIGH-GRADE
Cash___9990-10000
Three months —.9950 -995 5
T/o_—-665-
Tone_....-:—Smarter
LEAD
Cash..34030-3*130
Three months __344. 00 -345.00
T& : ir_'‘”“_“~5taady-
STANDARD
Threo months 74400-74430
V.-.I H ' ,J
.SfiOttUK. — - - •
'came nos. up23.lpercent aw-
price. 9432pf-l.m-
ssag&ft
SgTXM.Up3Spwcants*«.
flflce.8S.07p(-i ?7>. . j
nTiyf^iuiitur
ALUMMUM
ShTzL_-98130-98230
Throe months _ 101230-101100.
T/O.—_J.775-
ToneT_5t«cty-
NJCJCEL _ —
Cash ——-
Three month*-
T/O_
Tone_ K™*-
LONDON GOLD FUTURES
MARKET
toUSSperoz.-
. MEAT AND LIVESTOCK .
COtmSSKM;
Averege (etstocfc prices at
lepneeMettve meriteto on
Maws'! 4c
CTrCatflo. Sapper kg tor
(-139).
CT: Sheeu. 167.02p per kg estd
CW(+4 03).
GB: Pigs. 7435p par hg tw
• J AND j DYSON:
Half-year to Sept 30. Figs
in £0&0. Turnover 19:224
(19.430). Profit before tax
159 (82). Tax nil (nil).
Interim dividend un¬
changed at 2p a share.
• AFRICAN LAKES
CORP?. Year to July 31.
Proposed one-ror-five
scrip issue. Dividend 1.5p
(l.lp). Turnover £13.74
million.- (£«».9 million).
Group pre-tax profit
Cl 25 million t£524,85S).
The ‘results reflect the
substantial increase in
profits from the group's
tea estates, due to strong
prices, which' have been
maintained in the current
12 months ftTOttSQ
I: '> J.l! Ijc' > rii tWpj"
e2R04^JRBS6y»0$tZSJk
Norton Telecommunications
Group: Mr Martin Cawood has
become sales director.
Taylor Harrison Group: Mr
Peter Hardipg has been made
media franchise director.
McKechnie Brothers: Mr
Kevin Cubbage is now chief
executive of the Consumer
products division.
Telemetric: Mr John Haw-
kesweO joins the main board as
directorof finance and adminis¬
tration.
Warner Home Video: Mr
APPOINTMENTS
Warren Leiberfarb has been
promoted to president.
Elswick Falcon Cycles: Mr
Norman Court is appointed
managing director. Mr Peter
Hewitt is the new financiaT and
administration director.
Charterhouse Japhet Jersey:
Mr John Wetherall has beeti
appointed managing director.
Devitl (Bloodstock): Mr H H
Zncker has been appointed
assistant director.
Property Services Agency:
Mr H L Cousins, a partner in
-Price Waterhouse, has joined
jJie advisory board.
Comprehensive Finance
Services (Investment' Manage¬
ment): Mr Michael Lagan has
been made managing director. -
Lomstiarer /vir Phi! Jordan
has become European sales
director.
Legal & General Assurance
Society: Mr H A Mann is now
manager-(resources) and Mr A
G Redshaw is manager (life
administration).
4<rog«rroncr
4310.50-312
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES
IfWESTMENT TRUSTS
15*. 1SV
• Exdw.aftstad GExdntrtnftDn.t
iBrf.kBUtei closed. oNn»ssue.(
iStack spit ITraflad. y Unojoted.
[ LONDOI
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JTURES - *
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Hs«« UonSa SHritag
MarSS_ -.,...
Jun8S____
Sep 85_
Due 85.....
Mar 86_
Premonsday'B taW open int er e s t 50 9 6
Mar 85-
Jun86 - -
Sep as___
Dec 85__
Mar8S_
Prevtoua day’s total open Merest 13549
US Treasury Bond
Mar 85_*---
Jun85_
Sep as_
jutes__
Prsvtaasday^WtnlopefHf>»8rea2t4t
ft-setM*
Mar 85..
Junes ... .
Marts..*—--L
Previous dayte table
Open
Mgh
Low
CtoM
Eta Vol
8755
87.57
8736
8739
2114
88-32
88J37
88.20
MM
231
88.70
88.72
8 BJ0
88.60
41
80.10
89.10
8835
88.95
62
88.10
89.10
89.05
894)6
21
90.78
90.85
90.72
90.84
4185
90^4
90J33
90.15
9032
1803
89.73
89.77
89.63
89.77
134
8954
893
89.19
8929
8892
83
72-10
72-13
71-02
7212
1376
71-08
71-08
71-08
71-11
10
NT
NT
102-27
103-00
102-16
102-30
2339
102-30
102-30
102-30
102-29
20
! NT
108-12
0
NT
108-33
0
NT
106-24
0
12A70 .
126.50
124.70
126-20
-481
126.45
126.45
126.45
12650
1
NT
126-85
0
The - (foliar surged to a 12-
year high against the.mark in
nervous and .often ' volatile
trading
- Sparred on by the prospect of
dearer -US money* the dollar
showed aft-round . strength
Intervention by the West
German central bank tempor¬
arily held the dollar when it
reached DM3.2990 during the
mid-sesskm. lt dosed - at
DM3.211® compared . with
'DM3 JT75 on Friday/ “
Sterling also lost -grbnad .tat
resisted ' the dolIarV upstn^e
- more snccessfolly'-. than , most
- otber key c ur renc ie s. The jotted :
showed a fall of. 1.02
J.I138. . The steriisg >3wfexV
.dropped to 713;fitffla 7 I.T <W
• Friday, v /;
STERLING SPOT AND FORWARD RATES
.121 D-MAOM .-.147
2 Qi imrenim - sso
155J Tf NortaAmcks 2U2
« TrPacAiBnto 2 k
107 TrPropwiy . .134
m u-Taca. . SB
BB TrTtaMM* . 130
BS TempkiBv IIS.
180 Tlragnortan 22B
211 TbragSKuMOre 286
is iMMOwrie is*
fflil Titan 118
87% Ttlpkrre m noi 77V
193 OSMnn SOS
73 VMgHnomi 78
63 VMMPOOi BB
60 WntitxxnBnr k.
109% ram m MS
207 Yaoaan 271
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SJk 84
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• FLEXELLO CASTORS AND
WHEELS: In his annual staiemenu
Jhc chairman reports that demand is
not slacked inp and the results for
the first half" of .the current year
should exceed those for the
corresponding period in (484.. The
key factors for the group’s profitabi¬
lity remain productivity, overheads
and sales volume.
• GUINNESS PEAT CROUP:
Lord Crohafn. the chairman, says
the next rwa years the 'group will
take opportunities to build relevant
strengths into the group as they
become available. In his annual
slalcmcm he reports that in 1984 t 85
the group has got off to a good .son
in its first objective in its strategy of
making substantial increases in
trading profits, earnings and divi¬
dends.
• VALIN POLLEN INTER¬
NATIONAL: The chairman. Mr
Reg Valin, says in his annual report
ihatin the current year the company
intends to take the first steps
towards the development of a
network of offices in the world's key
financial centres to lake advanta^t
of the growing internationalization
of business and finance.
Bullough, the engineer and
ruraitare manufacturer, is rais¬
ing £11.5 million by a one-for-
one. rights issue, which wift
largely eliminate net borrowings
of £13.2 million. The company's
pretax profits hi the year to
October 31 rose by 47.5 per cent
to £10.1 .million on. turnover
nearly 69 per cent higher at
£88.6 million. Results in the
present year are expected to
show further, though more
moderate growth. Last year's
profits increase was largely due
to (wo acquisitions - George
Barker and Westwood - and to
excellent results from the
largest subsidiary. Project Of¬
fice Furniture.
• SPENCER CLARK METAL
INDUSTRIES; The current ycdr
lias started well and the company is
working to increased budgets in
most areas of the business, the
chairman says. However, a realistic
approach io cash conservation is.
needed if the company's financial
health is to be restored. The
chairman also reports that after
three yean of heavy financial
vtringcnc). which has battered bui
not beaten ihc employees' enthusi¬
asm. morale has been boosted by a
payment from the -profit’Sharing
scheme and .the speeding up of
pbnt-impruvcmcm and product-
innovation.
• PETHOCON has agreed to
ucquire a 51. per cent interest in
United Trading Services, a com-
pan} based in Great Yarmouth
providing production testing, wire
line and consulting services to the
onshore and offshore oil industry.
UTS.achieved profitV before lax. of
£59.000 in the nine months ended
Dec 31 last and its net assets at that
date amounted to £75.000. Petrocon
will subscribe for new shares m UTS
representing 30 per cent or the
enlarged share capital for a cash
consideration of £ [ 50.000 'and
purehasc from certain shareholders
or UTS shares representing 21 per
cent.of the'enlarged share capital m
exchange for the payment of
£54.000 in cash and the issue or
33.347 new "Pcirtxon ordinary
shares.. In- addhion. Petrocon will
have an option to 'acquire 'the
balance of the shares in UTS.
• ENGLISH CHINA CLAYS: Sir.
Alan Dalion..the chairman, says in :
his annual report that the company ,
has .developed its strengths and,
attacked its weaknesses in the year
..under review. The activity base had-,
been broadened profitably.-.both-
geographically and operationally.
The balance sheet is strong .and will
be strengthened .further " by the
productive employment, of the
funds which will be generated The
year has started well, he sayi. .
• neXTURED JERSEY: HaU-
\car id" Oct 31. Interim dividend-
1.75 (same). Figs in £000. Turnover
8.050(6.655). Profit, before tax. 317
' 1193). Tax..141 137). Earnings per
share 4.52p (3.99p).
• HERRBURGER < BROOKS:
Half-year to Nov 30. No interim
dividend .(same). Figs in £000.
Turnover 2.366 (2,407). Pretax loss
II (97 profit), after imenrsi charge
■24 (24). Tax nil (48). Loss per share
Q.S7p(3.7lpcnmingsk: -
• EUROPEAN ASSETS
TRUST: Results for f984. Total -
dividend 0.10 (same) Dutch florins.
Figures in Dutch florins 000. Total
income 3.484 (2.592). Net income
2.787 - about £697.000 - (2.110k
Lost"year was a year of consoli¬
dation for European Assets with the
balance of the cash from the 1983
issue having been fully invested
during the year.
• McMULLEN AND SONS: Mr
J C McMullen, the chairman, says
in his annual"statement that trading
conditions since the year-end have
remained difficult and. indeed, the
underlying trend in sales continues
to be slightly downward. But
McMullen's trading area should
benefit from its proximity to the
M25 motorway and the increased
feycl of commercial activity and
general prosperity which is likely to
accompany its completion. “There '
are. therefore, good reasons. I
believe, for ;us lo -continue our ■
efforts to improve our public houses
within our existing trading area and
for gradually extending that area. I
remain confident that our poficy of
investing in-our licensed premises at
as high a rate as wp can afford will
prove well justified,*"
• SAMDVIK PROCESS- SYS?
TEMS and Stewart Systems of
Plano. Texas, intend to sign an
agreement whereby the Alto product
line . will be transferred from
Sandvik to Stewart Systems. The
Alio products win be mariceicd by
Stewart's sales managers and retain "
ihe Alio trade name. During -a
transition period, all manufacturing
will be relocated from Sondvik's
plant in Pennsylvania to -Stewart
Systems' facilities in Texas. Key
vales, engineering manufacturing -
and service personnel will be
imcgciicd with the Stewart work"
foriv.
• FOXBORO COt Final sales and"
earnings for 1984 are likely to fail .
below expectations, the chairman,..
Mr Earie PitL warns. White final
figures are not yet available, it is
evident that a disappointing fourth
quarter will .reduce J984 earnings,
well below those of 1983. what
shipments "totalled $533. million
(£477 million) and . earnings
amounted to 65 cents per'share. Mr
Pm said several fact on contributed
to the reduced fourth quarter
earnings. Margins were particularly
afliwied by strength, of the dollar in
Europe,.
Foxboro's performance was also
influenced by the . mixture of
products shipped .during the .'fourth
quarter; a drop-off In short cyde
orders late in the year elevated'the
ratio of systems over base insini-
mcnis beyond expectations. "
• YORKSHIRE TELEVISIONS
HOLDINGS:, Mr Derek' Palmar,
tfie chairman.-capresses hij dismay:: r
..at-the suggestion-that the. present-.
Exchequer levy. _ based on profits.--:
may be replaced by a charge baseef-
_ partly: on revenue and. partly on . .
profits. A. similar system has been V
. tried before and failed he days In tip's:- ”,
anriuaf statement. He also says that"-!
the company will not.invest inariy: ■;
direct broadcast by satellite, which
■ .is likely to fait, although it wwjld .•
. subscribe readily to a scheme which
would ensrc a fair return‘on?
. investors’money. . •
• CPS COMPUTER GROUP:
Final dividend. 0.7p. making Ip"»rj
' forecast for the year lo Sept. 30.;TSb - -
directors have waived their entitle^
rnenl .to the proposed dividend
respect o^f their beneficial holding"of |
16:17 million-ordinary shares. Rgs ' - .-
in £000 Turnover 30.367 (18.38(5.-'-
Prctax profit 1.602 (736). Tax-129 - ."
(Nil). . EPS 6.7p . (3.5). -CPS : has- ..
conditionally purchased Phoenix L
-Computer Associates, a US Copi---
pany established in the intematiotiai J
sate and brokerage of second-Usef ”
IBM equipim.ui. The consktcrsuon/.'.
is to be satisfied by the issue of 2.6
million oridrruuyshares. ‘7. •
At yesterday's annual meeting; :'
of the Inn Leisure group,'.wfilcb*^
bt quoted on the Unlisted . .-
Securities Market, Mr Midiael i
Connon, the chairman, said that '
the present year should show. !
the full - benefit froth the
branches opened . last year and" ?
that he looked to the fttture with - -
confidence- Profits jumped by ..
77 per cent ni 1983-84. A
farther four branches have been -
acquired this year. The present ;
year's beer baratuge is abpiit
30,000 annually - and iocreas- ~
»°S- , , , ~ ;; ':•/ v--
• HAMBRO LIFE: BATs offer. ■*
has become unconditional in all.
respects and will remain opfen untif
further notice. Elections for loan:-*
stock received by last Friday Tvere
£57.56 million which falls within r; .
the limit of £174.42 million loan i
stock available for the current "
period for altocation to accepting
shareholders of Hambro Gre. -
Accordingly; deedens" which are
valid in all respect* will be satisfied -
in foil. ■
• GOLDSMITHS GROUP ah- ^
itounecs a further:strengthening-of -.-
its uperaimg di Wapm*" by the ''
aequisuran of . Ihitc . insurance - ■
woking businesses and a. further
McGill Waltom (Hta6tanie)Vwhich
operates . an -insurance broking" •
business at Newcastle Upon TVotJ
h 01 &2&75p*nlt
be satisfied tn cash and shares.
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THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 i 985
FINANCE AND INDUSTRY
1317
T!u¥T
By Alison Eadie
FEW
TEMPUS
Carlton finds that good
communications pay off
has achieved much
as chief executive
of London V
insurance market
but his task f; : .
is hot over yet :
Ian Hay Davison took up the
newly created .office of chief
executive oF Lloyd's Corpor¬
ation on February 14 two-years
ago. Lord Richardson, then
governor. of . ife Bank of
England, asked Mm to take on
the reformftigiask, after a wave
of scandals .had damaged the
insurance •* market's inter¬
national reputation and sapped
morale among members.
Mr JDavisoh, who protests he
-A never wanted -the job. gave
’ himself three to five years
before he could slip back to the
very different world of account¬
ancy - firm.-. -Arthur Andersen,
where he was senior partner.
Two years into the job. Mr
. Davison reckons his term of
office wil) be nearer five years
than three. Considerable pro¬
gress has been made on a
mumber of fronts, he says, but
rather less on others.
The haute- 5 to reestablish
confidence has virtually been
won, he believes.-Relatione
between Lloyd's and the press
■ reached rock bottom at the end
of 1982 and they are now:
excellent, according to . Mr
Davison, who has to fecc
reporters once a month to
deliver the results of Uoytfs
" ruling council's meeting, -The
airwaves m the press confer¬
ences sometimes spark, bur the
published word that results is
usually conciliatory and- posi¬
tive. • :
Dealing with miscreants has
taken longer than hoped. There
was a fear two years ago that
Lloyd's would not brnig its
nffending members .10 book.
Two High Court challenges to
Lloyd's authority. jboth: dis¬
missed. have slowed down
disciplinary proceeding^.
The first challenge main-
rained that. Lloyd's had 1 no
jurisdiction over ; offences
committed before the 1982
Lloyd's Act came into force and
the second that m e m ber s who ' -
resigned escaped disciplinary
measures. Mr Davison reckons
^ that UoytTs wiH have: cbm- -
pteietfall its major disciplinary
matters by the end of this year.
It will then be up to the
Department of Public Prose¬
cutions to take things further.
Mr Davison also believes there
are no cases of plunder that
have not already, been well-
aired in the Press.
The third front is that of rules
and regulations, where solid
achievements have been made.
An accountant at a. recent (
seminar on" Lloyd's joked tbai
Lloyd's byelaws could how
form a special subject for .
contestants on the Mastermind -.
quiz show. The.number of
byelaws, explanatory notes,
manuals and consultative docu- j
menis churned out in the past
two years has been extremely :
time con suming for agents and
names to digest. -
The subject matter, however. :
•. has been highly important
Progress has been ’Taster than I
• thought would happen and far
more . comprehensive than 1
dared to hope,” Mr Davison
• says.
Perhaps the single most
important change has been on
disclosure of information. Sun¬
shine.drives.the mists away is a
tired cliche, Mr Davison ad¬
mits. but it is apt.
■ Underwriting agents' now'-
F have to disclose, thejr interests
■ in. insurance and reinsurance
i companies. in syndicate ,
i accounts, which from October .
: last year, have been open to *
i public scrutiny. Many of the
■ scandals which hit Lloyd's were
■ due to undisclosed interests in
■ offshore and dubious reinsu¬
rance companies.
Another vital reform requires
syndicates to produce 'True and
- fair - view** accounts, which
brings the insurance market
into line with company few for
the first time. The requirement
comes info force this year for
1982 accounts, due to Lloyd's
three-year lag in preparing
accounts. It could not have been
enforced last year because 130
syndicates out of a total 437
looked likely to . have their
accounts . qualified for being
below standard.
Other' reforms include the
need for all underwriting agents
to reregister, the vetting' of
syndicate auditors, ihe intro¬
duction of a standard under¬
writing agency agreement and
more.
There is still a substantial
amount to be done. The whole •
area of relations between 1
brokers and Lloyd's has yet to 1
be touched. This will- be the :
major task for 1985, says Mr 1
Davison. Brokers, although not ;
necessarily at the centre of the 1
scandals, were involved in *
every scandal.thai erupted.
The problem of related party ■
reinsurance, that is whether *
active underwriters should be.
allowed to do business with c
reinsurance companies in which t
they own stakes, is also under i
examination. Preferred and 5
parallel underwriting have yet r
lobe dealt with. a
“ . The council has said i! does r
not like preferred underwriting, .b
whereby an underwriter chan¬
nels the most lucrative business s
Into a “baby syndicate” for the ^
benefit of' himself and' his
cronies and at the expense of his
names, but has yet to outlaw it. f
Disclosure is the only defence - :
against it at present.
The current year will also be <j
ihe year of divestment. The c
byelaws are all in place for the c
unbundling of underwriters
from brokers, but Lloyd's will
still have to address the issue of n
the potential, growth of an r .
oligopoly among underwriters. ‘
Market giants Si urge and i!
Morrell Holdings look set to J:
cleanup. i
The Association of Lloyd's
Members, representing some
2.300 names, slightly more than
10 per cent of the individuals
who put up the money, lias
? liven Mr Davison a high rating
or his progress so far. “Two
years ago Lloyd's was run like a
tennis club, with the council
trying to do far too much”, an
ALM spokesman said. Now the
COMMODITIES REVIEW
There are areas where the
ALM would have liked mare
say for names in the running of
their affairs. Names, for
example, do not have the right
to appoint or dismiss auditors
of the syndicates they belong lo.
Shareholders in public com¬
panies do. Names arc also not
allowed to call extraordinary
meetings of all syndicate mem¬
bers.
The debits, however, are
small against the credits, the,
ALM stresses.
Mr Davison is anxious to
play down any suggestion that
hfe tlean-up job'was resisted
tooth and nail by the old guard
at Lloyd's. “1 met a council
determined to put its house in
order. The question was how to
do it." he says. '
The wheels were already in
motion when he look over. As a
result of the Fisher report in
1980. 21 task groups were
working towards new rules- Mr
Davison, however, coordinated
the work and gave it impetus.
The council did not have
sufficient expertise lo carry out I
the role-making process, he
says. It needed someone from
outside who could give inde¬
pendent advice and puU in
outside help. Mr Davison has
certainly called on his former
colleagues at Arthur Andersen
for back-up as well as trying to
upgrade the calibre of the
corporation staff! He tends to
ity is key
to
Are commodity pacts a thing of
the past? -
The evidence seems compel¬
ling. Of the five existing
agreements -..sugar* cocoa,
coffee, rubber and tin - the first
was neutered last year, the
second is unlikely to emerge
alive froni renegotiations doe to
begin later this month, the
third works, the fourth is'
dominated by a very dull
market, and the fifth «s
surrounded by . doubts over
whether . Hie - buffer stock
manag er can continue to defy
gravity. ; .
I be United Nations Confer¬
ence on Trade, and Develop¬
ment has effectively abandoned
its-- “Integrated programme”
and the secular decline of real
commodity prices overall has
considerably strengthened the
consumers'hand.
It is a far cry from a decade
ago when Undid had plans for
agreements embracing jute, tea,
iron ore and all type of-goods...
Stable and - from the pro¬
ducers* : standpoint . - high
prices were the sine qua no* of
development policy. /Sceptics
and opponents of snch schemes
were reactionary exploiters of
the worhTs poor:*'
- In some respects, of course,
events have vindicated the
sceptics and opponents. The
practicalities have been tested
and ' parity found' wanting.
Sager i$ the prime example-
The International Sugar
Agreement, which was signed
in 1977. tat tewjwHl fagr year
as an administrative agreement
only, nut agnmnft pa almost
every rock in the reef, it failed
because, strnernrafiv. 1 export
tonnages calculated on retro¬
spective averages inflated ex¬
ports. when demand was felling.
It felled externally because tbe
EEC restrained neither output
nor exports. And it failed
internally because exporting
members . ignored the clear
signs of over-production and
fell out bitterly over new export
quotas. ■ "
But. the most important
lesson from, this experience is
not the-mrapfisticmie-that yon
cannot go against the worst
bear market in tivmg memory.
Rather, the .common thread
running through the SHgar and
.other, agreements, .past and.
present, is that they stand no
chance without a common sense
of purpose among participants,
particularly Third World ex¬
porters.
After all,-. one commodity
agreement has been outstan¬
dingly successful, despite glar¬
ing divisions withm its mem¬
bership. ! refer not to Opec but
to the . Common Agricultural
Policy. Flying in the face of
consumers* interests hi Europe
and producers* interests else¬
where. the European Com¬
munity has become one of the
world's biggest sugar exporters,
a surplus grain producer, and
blocker of innocent imports-
from needy countries for
example, the notorious episode
of strawberries from Kenya.
..The sceptics.may therefore,
have been right about com¬
modity pacts not fasting, bur
the focus of tbeir-dosbt was tat
always accurate.' For what it is.
worth, the tin agreement has
demonstrated since 1982 that
producer 'solidarity, can defy a'
fundamentally unfavourable
market.
ft is true that a seventh
international tin agreement,
which need not come into force
until 1987 and can be post¬
poned for another two years,
could prove difficult to nego¬
tiate in the absence of stronger
demand. But tbe IT A will have
given the market a good run for
its money.
In any case the sceptics were
not necessarily outright op¬
ponents of pacts. They may
have doubted the practicality of
agreements, but often they
supported them in principle.
The argument was that traders,
as well as consumers and
producers, gained from know¬
ing that their losses were
limited by an agreement. Some
sceptics also agreed that
maintaining prices at levels
higher than they might other¬
wise have been was a defensible
transfer of income to poor
countries.
Naturally, the opponents of
agreements good and bad are
as implacable as ever. The
conviction that “artificial*’
distortion of the_market is futile
and dangerous is not tempered
by time. What might temper it
in practice, however, is more
unity among Third World
exporters.
One lesson from recent years
is (tat no initiative can be
expected from the wealthy
importing nations. Commodity
pacts face an uncertain future
unless and until Third World;
exporters define and implement
a common interest.
. Michael Prest
r
association feds Lloyd's is being
run on lines for more appropri¬
ate io a large corporation.
Mr Davison has been sym¬
pathetic to the ALM. When the
association first emerged many
inside the market were sus¬
picious of It, believing it to be
an agent-bashing lobby. Mr
Davison, however, has accepted
ALM invitations to go out into
the shires and address meetings I
of association members.
look at the big picture and
needs a good team behind him
to sort out the details. He also
tends to have a short concen¬
tration span, which means he
likes things done quickly. True
accountant that he is. Mr
Davison is never without his
little black time-management
book. Apparently when he
arrived at Lloyd's he was
appalled by what he aw as the
poor use of time.
Given his different approach,
relations with the old guard
have been remarkably harmoni¬
ous. Not all the market
welcomed the appointment of
an outsider and some would
s till like to see his job done and
him out the door, as speedily as
possible. Mr Davison's quick¬
ness on the draw with a hon mot
or scathing comment has not
endeared him to all,
f The definition of boundaries
between his job and that or Mr
Peter Miller, the chairman
could have been a source of
great friction, but seems to have
been worked out amicably. The
role of chief executive was new
and had to be caned out of
existing territories.
. Mr Davison, who was always
1 a marketing man for Andersen,
has found himself more desk¬
bound than he may have
wished. The ambassadorial role
has always been that of the
chairman. He did make a trip to
the US last year to meet l .000
names, a meeting which went
well in the US but was less well
received back at base, ostensibly
on grounds of cost.
Although Mr Davison would
not exactly say he has enjoyed
his time at Lloyds so far. he has
found the job a fascinating
challenge which has given him a
considerable sense of achieve¬
ment. Despite speculation as. to
his future, he maintains he win
return to Andersen. “One
public service job is enough,"
he says.
When he does step down, he
thinks that the office of a chief
executive, who is approved by
the Bank of England, not
himself a member of the market
but who sits on the council,
should be maintained. He hopes
his successor will face calmer
waters and will stay for !0
years.
In the c>cs of the market.
Chariton Communications can
do no wrong at the moment.
Yesterday’s announcement of a
one for three capitalization
issue and the publication of the
annual report brought another
30p rise »n the share price to
720p. In less than a month the
shares have added 85p and the
price has advanced by nearly
£3 since last June.
Pan of the reason for this
dramatic rise is that the
company has gone out of its
way to explain to the City
exactly what its business is.
This has proved to be a shrewd
move. In an industry' which is
prone to enshround itself in
jargon, any company which
lakes the time to spell out
clearly what if does and how
this will effect the profit and
loss account will reap ihe
benefits-providing its products
and strategy are sound.
Carlton has destroyed the
myth that it is a tip sheet
company, now only a small
part of the business, and
instead has become a teacher in
video technology and video
production service.
So for it has told its story to
admirable effect. However, it is
now under pressure to main¬
tain its excellent performance
record. How successful it will
be in responding to that
pressure depends very much
on its ability to not just keep
. up with the technological
developments but to actually
stay ahead of them.
Carlton invests heavily in
research and development, it
will not say exactly how much,
but it is an essential cost in
market which is fiercely com¬
petitive.
It is a mark of Carlton's
confidence that it is prepared
to meet the competition head
on in the lucrative LIS market.
The company has derided to
buck the trend which dictate*
that new products be launched
first in the US and in the rest of
the world 18 months later.
Carlton aims to launch its
products simultaneously in all
us main international markets.
However. Carlton depends
on the people it employs for its
success. As the company
expands, attention must be
paid (o ihe potential problems
involved in spreading manage¬
ment resources too thinly.
Gilts
The gilt-edged market, with its
usual gallows humour, spent
most of yesterday estimating
how many primary gilt dealers
in ihe new set-up would have
survived last week’s little local
difficulties. Capital backing
worth John Paul Getty's
fortune could have been wiped
out during the bloodbath,
according io the survivors.
There could be worse to
come, if today's money supply
figures are anything like ihe
doomladen forecasts circulat¬
ing on and near the stock
niarket floor. A £1 billion
increase in CM3 looks like the
cyc-caiching figure. That
equals a simple I per cent
increase in the monetary
aggregate, and takes the growth
rale over the target range.
Hardly surprisingly, gilts
sagged yesterday in early
morning trading, propelled
downward* by the sharp rise in
wholesale money rates: an
increase in three-month inter¬
bank to 13’i per cent virtually
validates base rates of 14 p’r
cent.
The market realizes that an
overshoot in public sector
expenditure, as well as bank
lending growth, may help fuel
the expansion in the aggregates.
The authorities still have a
card to play. The seasonal
adjustment factor for banking
January' is optional. The £M3
figure can still be reduced,
using a huge seasonal adjust¬
ment clement, • leaving the
authorities looking tough, as
they refuse to cut rates.
Buu as Mr Stephen Lewis of
Phillips & Drew points out. the
Government has a pressing
need to re-establish confidence,
an uphill task as the dollar
surges and oil prices loner.
Crosfield
Harrisons and Crosfield insists
that its £106 million takeover
bid for Pauls is not opportun¬
istic. yet the impression created
is that it is very much a case of
catching the Ipswich group on
ihe downswing.
Pauls has been encountering
difficulties in its traditional
markets of animal feeds and
malL reflected in near stand¬
still profits of £4.4 million at
the halfway stage of the year,
and the company said it
expected the results for the full
year to be little changed at
£11.3 million.
Harrisons meanwhile, has
been keen to increase its
British earnings as it acceler¬
ates the move away from its
own traditional plantation
businesses into agricultural
activities in more temperate
climates.
Having failed to thrash out a
peaceful solution with Pauls,
Harrisons has now gone on the
offensive with an offer which,
judging from slock market
reaction yesterday, is not being
taken as a knockout blow.
Bui will Harrisons, if
pressed, come back with more?
Or will another bidder enter
the fray? One name being
lipped yesterday was Dalgeiy.
although there could be obvi¬
ous Monopolies Commission
problems.
Pauls could face a tough job
convincing shareholders there
is more to be gained remaining
with the domestic-minded
group rather than the more
forceful overseas trader.
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STOCK MARKET REPORT
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 51985
Edited by Matthew May.
COMPUTER HORIZONS/1
Spend more, say
lUm
give tumbling
share prices a lift
By Derek Pain and Pam Spooner
Shares staged a spirited rally
yesterday. At first it' looked as
though the stock market was
about to suffer another mauling
as prices tumbled sharply. But
as the day progressed confi¬
dence slowly flowed back into
the market and by the close
there was a strong contingent of
bargain hunters making its
presence felL
In early trading the market
was weighed down by interest
rate worries. The strength t>f the
dollar prompted an upward
move in money market rates
and it seemed that any cut in
interest rates was unlikely in the
immediate future.
However, the market began
to pin its hopes on today's
money supply figures. A reason¬
able showing, it concluded,
could encourage the eagerly
sought one percentage point
reduction.
At the close the broadly based
.FT SE share index was down
4.4 paints at 1.268.2 points. A
little after the opening it was of!
15.5 points.
The recovery was not so
pronounced in the FT 30 share
index. With some of the leaders
feeling the selling pinch, it
closed 9.2 points down at 968.3
points. It had started with an
18.3 points fall.
Trading was not heavy
Shares of' Foster Brothers
Clothing, the high street re¬
tailers. arc signalling a bid.
They Jell 4p to I22p in
yesterday's early mark down but
ijutekiy rallied, hitting lS2p at
one time. J. Hep worth, the Next
clothing chain, is the market
favourite to strike.
throughout the day. But there
seemed a tendency for inves¬
tors. large and smalt, to sit on
the sidelines, awaiting a clear
signal.
The continued drift back to
work among the miners was a
steadying influence. But. ex¬
cluding any dramatic develop¬
ments. the market now lends to
dismiss the pit conflict, which
has not for some months had
any significant impact on
sentiment. .
Government stocks were
subdued with falls of up to CV*
They were largely influenced by
sterling's retreat against a strong
dollar, which , surged .against
most currencies in the wake of
the US Budget:
Among FT 30 constituents to'
turn in weak performances were
P&O. down lOp at 383p. and
Hanson Trust down 5p at 209p.
alter hitting 204p. British
Telecom closed unchanged at
I24p. after it denied suggestions
of a cutback in System X
orders.
Pauls, the food and malting
group, was. the day’s star turn.
. The ; bid from Harrisons and
Crosfield sent the shares racing
ahead 94p to 345p. H and C,
which 18 months ago is thought
to have made an unsuccessful
bid Tor Moray Firth Mailings
(now controlled by Scottish and
Newcastle Breweries) eased 3p
to 448p.
The departure of executives
from the City arm of Good
Relations, the public relations
group, left the shares 7p off of
203p. At one time they were
down to 170p.
Initial, the laundry group,
gained -20p to 525p as the
market grew increasingly ex¬
cited about the coming Mon¬
opolies and Mergers Com¬
mission ruling on (he British
EleclricTraction bid.
Westland fell lip to 115p
before recovering to close at
!20p on weekend publicity over
the gap the helicopter manufac¬
turer faces in its order book
during the late 1980s.
The company said it had not
approached the Government
for a financial rescue or a bail¬
out. but it would continue to
press the Ministry of Defence
for more orders, particularly for
the Westland 30. .
On the engineering pitches
Delta Group announced the
disposal of its half share in a
South African subsidiary. R.
Jackson Holdings, for £5.2
million. The cash comes
through to Delta in December.
The British group has had an
option to pull out of the South
African steel stockist ’ sintr
1981. Delta shares rose Ip to
112 l / : p after the news.
Spear & Jackson, the. tool¬
maker. dipped 4p to 154p. Hie
shares have seen a revival as
market hopes of a takeover bid
came back to life, byt yesterday
profit-takers had the edge.’ -
Britannia Arrow dipped 3p ter
101 p as Guinnes Peat formally
announced its conditional
agreement to acquire 34.33
million shares in the unit trust
group from the United King¬
dom Provident Institution. All
told. Guinness will have 23.39
per cent of Britannia, though
market men are wondering
exactly what the merchant bank
will do with this stake.
While UK.Pl strenuously
denied any approach for its
slake over Ihe past four months,
ihc City had built strong hopes
of a full bid for Britannia, but
Guinness Peat is not thought
likely to take on the whole
group.
John I. Jacobs, the shipping
broker, rose another 3p to 57p
after the move by Hambro
Investment Trust to increase its
Traded option highlights
Business was slack on the
London Traded Options market
yesterday, with a total bargain
figure of 5,676, one of the
poorest in the past couple of
months. Calls heavily outnum¬
bered puts, at 4,249 versus
1,429. hot there were few
outstanding features among
individual contracts.
Imperial Group options were
the only ones to. reach a four-
figure total, as dealers traded
845 calls and 207 puts. The
underlying share price for
Imperial reflected some of the
balance of contracts, rising 2p to
I96p.
HansOn Trust, whose ordi¬
nary shares also saw a bit of
action yesterday, showed 666
call and 33 pot options change
hands.
stake from 23.43 per cent to
27.4 per cent.
The City is hoping for further
investment by Hambro. but
there arc other sizeable stakes to
be picked by any bidder for
Jacobs. For example, M & G
holds nearly 13 per cent through
various' funds, and Jacobs &
Partners, a subsidiary of The
group, has 10.48 per cent.
Two newcomers were well
received on the USM Market in
first dealings yesterday. Bine-
bird Toys, a West Country-
based traditional toymaker. saw
its price .climb steadily to 123p.
Shares in the company, which is
led by chairman. Mr Torquil
Norman, were placed at 90p by
Simon &. Coales, the stock¬
broker.
Meracom International
gained a price of 32Sp after its
delayed introduction to the
City. The electronics group was
forced onto the over (he counter
market 18 months ago when the
Stock Exchange blocked its
USM membership because of
concern about profit forecasts.
Since- then the shares have
traded up- from 8ip to over
•300p on the OTC and Memcom
beat its forecast by 100 per cent.
In weak stores. Woolwortb
Holdings fell 16p to 570p.
Si!vert nines, the Irish mining
company, has struck another
rich investment vein. After
the ‘success with its Anglian
Windows involvement it is
silting on 6.4 per cent stake in
Falcon Resources which has
been excited by Colorado
1 exploration hopes. Falcon
tumped 60p to 464p yesterday
■and Siivermines put on 20p to
I90p. At one time last year
Falcon nos 85p.
Coincidentally. Robert Flem¬
ing. the merchant bank, an-
- nounced that the aggregate
shareholding of its fund under
management in the group had
risen to 16.02 per cent because
of the recent acquisition of a
new client.
British Land looks less and
less likely to succeed in its
tender offer for voting control
of 29.99 per cent of Stylo, the
shoe retail chain. The offer
doses today but in recent
days Mr Arnold Ziff, chairman
of Stylo, has fought a guerilla
action to ward off the threat
from British Land.
Mr Ziff and his family
control Stylo through a two-tier
share structure, but should the
property group succeed with its
tender, that could be under
threat. t •
Mr Ziff, associates and.
another family-controlled
company stepped into the 1
market, and are thought to have !
acquired around two million
Stylo shares, making it difficult
tor British Land to obtain ihe
eight million it needs.
Yesterday, the Stylo share
price dipped Ip to I8Sp. and
market men expect the price to j
drop much further if the British ■
Land assault does indeed fail. In
the past year the Stylo price has
dipped below 80p. ' I
Acorn Computers came under
renewed pressure, after its
decision to abandon the Torch
acquisition. The shares fell 7p
to 33 p. a new low.
’Government and industry must commit
themselves to investment in education -
otherwise the telecommunications and
computer industries in Britain are doomed
to become assembly shops for American
and Japanese products.
These sentiments have been expressed
several limes in reports over the last few
days, all highlighting yet again these skills
shortages.
The last report of the week and probably
the most politically potent was from the
House of Lords Select Committee on
Science and Technology. The Lords pulled-
no punches. They concluded that ‘'current,
levels of funding technological education
and training are Insufficient. If cither the
Government or industry thinks that the
nation’s economic problems can be solved
without spending any money they are
deluding themselves. In addition to the
transfer of funds, increased investment is
essential.”
The Lords committee report, like the
two Government papers which have
emerged from the Department of Trade
and Industry in the past six months, tried
to solve the skills problem: a chronic
shortage of technicians and engineers that
we appear unprepared to start solving by
.making the necessary educational invest¬
ment AH children under the age of 16
must be taught mathematics and science,
and the quality of their tutors in science
improved. The level of computer literacy
in schools should be raised by ensuring
•that computers and their applications arc
integrated into every subject.
To ensure that such a scheme was
•practical, the Lords insisted that money-
should be available to train such teachers.
They recommended that to improve the
supply .and quality of teachers and
lecturers, differential payments should be
introduced for the teachers of subjects in
short supply - mainly mathematics and
science.
The latest paper from the DTI on skills
shortages, particularly. of technicians -
published a few days before the^Lords
report - called. for a more effective
partnership to be forged between em-
THE WEEK
By Bill Johnstone
Technology Correspondent
plovers, employees and the educational
establishment. The-first report, published
six months ago. focussed on engineers but
was too cautious in its recommendations
in case it offended.
The answer is simple. There is a need
for investment at every level of education
and training. First, industry must recog¬
nize that employees are assets and invest
in their training. (The Lords report
realized the reticence of British industrial¬
ists and recommended that a system of tax
credits be devised to encourage such
industrial development in educational and
research institutions). Second, universities
must play a stronger role. Despite the
grievances felt in Oxfordrabout-education -
cuts generally, high-technology oducapOT
would' never have been curtailed at -fts
present unsatisfactory level-bad professors
in many institutions been less protective
of dozens of arcane subjects. •
The academic "world mustpsspond
positively to the problem. The uhiveraties'
are now reviewing their computer, and
computer educational needs and that
should show them what is peeded. The
plans' for an institute of- mformatidn/
technology at Milton Keynes and another:
at Salford, both . funded . in part r by
industry, should be : epcouraggd by
academia and used as an examble for
them to copy.-
The. Government also has.a‘role lb
play.-The erosion of government funding .
for* technological research should cease.
University research should be strength-:
ened. and new opportunities.for research,
in polytechnics created”, said the Lords ;
committee.
• The report - by the Policy Studies
Institute and the Anglo-German Foun¬
dation. compared Britain's performance in-
lbe use of microelectronic ‘to that of
France and West Germany: This/report
concluded that Britain lags'# the'“chip
race" - the use of microelecirdriics and.
microprocessors in ; industry: . Brkaiir is
ahead of France bur well behind Germany;'
is major European competitor Tn tech-"
nology.' The : main, obstacle.- preventing
further introduction the report concluded,
is no surpriser tfielacfe of ke^ ski Us. - ",
How many reports do /Bntish Industry,,
governments nd academiadeed?
friendliness’'
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to .applyJtatfears;Aey; are
deterred, by, the need to' acquire
computer expertises ;Bttt> he
Alvey: a call for sweeping
SCENE
By Alistair GniJd
A meeting in Edinburgh last
week called for sweeping
changes to the scope and
direction of the Alvey pro¬
gramme. The seminar, orga¬
nized by the Scottish Electronic
Technology Group (SETG).
voiced its concern at the
programme's ignorance of the
realities of the market place and
its exclusion of many com¬
panies which could make big
contributions to the “clubs’*
promoted by Alvey.
Alvey. formed in 1983. helps
fund consortia made up of
several firms collaborating with
universities, and dedicated to
specific areas of research in
artificial intelligence. SETG. an
alliance of senior industrialists
and academics, was formed to
try to promote Scotland as a
centre of excellence in -elec¬
tronic technology. It is backed
by a £50,000 grant from, the
Scottish Developmcnl'Agency.
David McKay, engineering
director at Honeywell in New-
bridge, is the. current SETG
chairman. He would like. to see
a far greater involvement of-US .
and Japanese multinationals in
Alvey.
Mr McKay says: “The pro¬
gramme's director. Mr Brian
Oakley, clearly befieves that a
‘tripartite collaboration’
between the UK, Japan and the
US would be highly desirable.
11 is difficult to see how this
could be accomplished with the
apparently lukewarm, if not
cool, relationships with estab¬
lished US and Japanese multi-
Brian Oakley: Collaborate ■*
nationals in the UK. Their
involvement in Alvey would act
less as a . drain on UK
technology but more as a lap on
LIS and Japanese technology.**
The most important aspect is
the ethic of a commitment to
the marketable produce that the
US and-Japan seem to possess.
Implementation, or ' exploi¬
tation. seems to be the British
weakness., and this will be'
difficult to overcome without
the greater involvement of
mulinationals, says Mr McKay.
Mr Oakley is not against the
involvement of multinationals
in Alvey: “Even if they are
fofeign-owned. in gcmeral we
welcome them into the pro¬
gramme provided they are are
already involved in research in
the UK. I am not’ worried so
much about the lack of multina¬
tional involvement but more by
how British companies are
New offshore technology drive
Britain now occupies second
place behind the United States
in the league of countries able to
meet the sophisticated demands
for equipment and technology
for the offshore oil industry,
according to a survey com-
By David Young, Energy Correspondent
:ond missioned by the Scottish pot'
The television really
could run the home
missioned by the Scottish
Development Agency.
The SDA has found that by
1995 ihe oil industry wifi spend
$80 billion (£71.58 billion)
ouside the United Kingdom,
with about a third of the
Mortg a ge Rates
Williams & Glynls Bank
announces that with effect
from 6th February 1985
its House Mortgage Rate
is increased from 12%
to 13.5% per annum.
Endowment Mortgage Rate
is increased from
13% to 14.5% per annum.
potential market open to Sco¬
ttish based companies.
The SDA has now set up a
specialist oil group in Aberdeen,
which will undertake specific
initiatives in product develop¬
ment. export promotion, and
technology development. A
joint industry and SDA unit is
also likely to be set up in
Houston, ihc world's oil capital,
in an attempt to bring more
orders to Britain.
Mr George Maihewson. chiel
executive of the SDA,- said
yesterday: “The review was
a i med at identi fyi ng oppor-
tunities in offshore markets for
Seoilish-based companies.”
"The SDA’s Aberdeen office
is already undertaking a num¬
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A computerized television that
can control electric appliances
in the home bv sending
messages around the electric
ring main is being developed by
Britain's domestic television
maker Thom EMI Ferguson.
Although the concept is not
now. the Ferguson. Home Infor¬
mation (HI) system might be
the-first to allow sophisticated
control with a. device and
software that is embedded in
the television.
Ferguson could well unveil
an inte grated television and
computer as early as 1986,
according to Derek Clarke,
product manager for the small
screen sets. A cheap model
would probably be launched
first to- test the market. He said:
"We -arc actively working on a
TV set that is capable of
interlinking products around
the house, turning appliances
on and off. for instance.”
However, the promise of a
completely inte grated system,
where lighting, healing, security,
communications, entertainment
and overall computer-control is
handled through the television,
is at hand thanks lo the
application of existing technical'.
breakthroughs. Ferguson is
simply applying many of the
ideas already in circulation,
with the commercial potential'
of mass-production.
Ferguson engineering liaison
manager. Tony Hall, explained
that it is already possible to buy
a particular modem, called the
MX. that will feed data
communication around the ring
electricity main of a house. •
“Thcr ring' main is an ideal local
area ncLwork for the home, and
every' home is already riddled
wiih’thc necessary copper.”
The present generation of
ring main networks is simple
and slow. A signal can be fed
around the circuit in only one
direction, and is limited to
below 4,800 bits per second by
the 100 Khz frequency which it
is given.
According to Mr Clarke,
Ferguson has a demonstration
HI system up-and-running, in
which a “black box” microcom¬
puter sits alongside a portable
television and controls simple
appliances, such as the kettle, or
performs simple actions.
The obvious next step is tc
integrate this microcomputer
onto the television's -circuit
board, as in the case of a Prestcl
set or Teletext adaptor. - •
With this arrangement the
user can call up certain options
on the television screen on top
of a programme which is being!
viewed at the same time. So-
called mixed mode display is
now quite sophisticated and the
options will be limitless as sets
with digitally generated tele-,
vision pictures appear on the.
market.'
Although the final HI prod¬
uct is not yet finaIizecL.it is
likely to allow a range of'
program options which connect :
the video recorder or laser disc
player, the home computer and
perhaps even the telephone to
the television set. besides
minding security, the environ-:
ment and the control of other
domestic appliances.
But Mr Hall cautions: “At¬
taching and controlling more
sophisticated devices, which 1
need more than -an off-on i
command, is not easy.” And
those tasks depend on software
which requires a more powerful
microcomputer than is at
present intended for use in the
home.
There is talk of Ferguson
working with Sinclair - for
whom it produces - basic clec- i
ironies and has manufactured
products - to develop the
powerful new processor such a 1
system would demand.
going to -sell their software
abroad.
. An expert system, could cost
.£500.000 .to .develop, and
£500,000 to market.
“Very often small soft ware
houses do not want to burden
themselves with such marketing
costs”, says Mr Oakley.
; . It is the smaller which are not
yet sufficiently involved .in
Alvey. argues Dr Mark Hol¬
brook. managing director Intel-
iemetrics and one 1 of SETG'S
industrial directors.
He says “The bulk of the
exploitation of quantum tech¬
nological leaps over the past 30
years has been by small
Companies The larger busi¬
nesses have been loo slow, to
react and utilize new technology
to produce marketable prod¬
ucts. • •
“Alvey has achieved a degree
of success in stimulating the
larger companies to take part in
-Blue-Sky' research; but flic
. Blue-Sky is too far from the
market place for small firms
which want short-term help to
develop marketable products.”
Small firms are also put off
by the involvement of large
companies in Alvey clubs says
Dr Holbrook. “Alvey puts a
contact man in charge -of a
project. They are often technical
people with no experience of
project .management, and un¬
able to stand up to the large
company, should it want to
change the direction of the
project.”
' Mr Oakley points out that
about twenty small firms have
HowICL
met the
Russians
The meeting between the senior
management from ICL and a
high ranking delegation from
Ihe. Soviet Union to discuss
building a personal computer
factory in Russia was arranged
well in advance and by ICL. 1
according to a spokesman for ;
the Department of Trade and
Industry'.
ICL has discussed the scheme !
with another British company.
Rair. which designed some of
ICL’s personal computer range
and then licenses the product
for ICL to market, writes Paul
Walton.
. The Russians proposed a
range of options for consider-
aiion by ICL and its new parent.
STC'; but the major iicm on the
agenda was the construction of
a microcomputer factory
capable of producing lens to
hundreds of. thousands of
machines each year. The all-day
meeting was arranged “well in
advance" but by ICL. according
to a spokesman for the Depart¬
ment of Trade and Industry.
The DTI .was taking a "low
profile" in negotiations between
the two sides.
Mark Potts, chairman of
Rair. said the the DTI had
raised the issue, at the last
meeting ofCocom.
There, he said, delegates
agreed in principle to .allow Ihe
deal lo go through, pending the
final decision of a special and
more detailed inquiry mto ihc
high-technology • production
facilities and knowhow being
proposed for export to Russia.
According lo Mr Potts that
ICL PC is a so-called 8/16-bn
microcomputer, based on the
Intel 8088 chip, or the type
which Cocom will now allow
for cspon. But he admits that
there is nothing 10 stop the
Soviet Union .from instead
replacing (his with an Intel 80S6
chip, for a more i»wcrful true
16-bit machine which would be
produced in the same factory.
ICL must now decide how to
proceed on its favoured pro¬
posals in consultation with the
parent company. STC. No early
reply is expected to the Soviet
proposals and discussions might
continue for some time. It is
believed ihai TCL- wished id'
await further clarification on
the deals legitmacy from Cocom
before making any . formal
announcement..
joined Alvey,.opt of total Of 53 :'
firms- iriyowed ui 77. projects, i
though smaller firms geneipHy.
participate'in one project,-on!y.»
“A key to a greater involvement
by small firms is their ability id
make- the necessary investment;
in manpower and pur vp 50 per'
cent” of the funding, with Alvey
. funding- the remainder of the;
■ research cosls.7 ' l, i\
- He would like to see the Cfty :
encouraging, more smaff firms
to make '.that investment^ and ;
now informs finance bouses^
when a small firm has difficult 1
-ies raising lhe 50 per cenC “L
think we could get references for.
reputable small firms to: help
persuade City investors.- J have.
• sympathy with City people butf
despair. when they- end'otir,
conversation by;saying they ale
investing in American^software
houses.” " - '; ‘ 1 ■‘■■V-
- Dr r Hoi brook suggests that,
the programme be' scrapped-:
with its -funds going instead' to'
the Government's -Support 1 for .
Innovations programme. About !
.40 per cent -of AlveyV budget-
. has still lo.be allocated andlthis ;
would be given to. indiyiduafJfl'.,
projects with SFI grams, whidt j
arc currently subject to a five-
month moratorium, raised to
50 per cent. _ •„
- .An alternative would be to -
replace Alvfey with a, venture
capital fund. The money would.
be used ;either. to fend research^
within existing FT companies or.
to finance.slart-ups.
If Alvey is to be retained, its whole .
approach , musr change. .suggests Dr, ;
Holbrook. ... .... v
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Now compare that with your
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More importantly, consider
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That means coping with profit
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It can do all thatwherever you
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So if you’re working out a
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Or, if you've already done
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FINANCE AND INDUSTRY
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
COMPUTER HORIZONS/2
US firms hit as strong dollar
pushes up prices for IT
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By Kevan Pearson
The strength of the dollar has
badly bit consumers and manu¬
facturers of information tech¬
nology.
The majority of computers
used in the UK. are either
imported from the United
States or provided by a British
subsidiary of a US company.
Some of the US mini-com¬
puter companies - including . „
Digital Equipment, Hewlett-
Packard and Prime - have V*’.
already announced price rises,
in one case as high as IS per
cent, it can only be a matter of
time before others follow.
Some British companies have John Opds turnover down
managed to cash in on the crisis
by boosting exports. One of manufacturer. is suffering
these is ACT. the Birmingham- heavily. Mr John Opel,
based supplier of Apricot announcing end-of-year results,
micros, which has been fighting said turnover would have been
$46 billion - and othercom-
panies are suffering similar
problems.
IBM UK feces two problems.
plained about frequent and
excessive price rises in 1952.
For several years until then
IBM had raised its prices twice
The present exchange raie has ■ ^
hit returns to its US parent. The outlook for most corn-
company, despite UK sub- puter customers is not encour-
sidiaries’ apparent success, aging unless the pound re-
Aithough figures are not yet covers. And it is not necessarily
available, IBM UK took on that bright for UK manufec-
1.300 extra staff, bringing its turers as the price of the
British workforce to more than components from the US could
17,000. And another 1,000 also increase, offsetting any
people are expected to join the export benefit they may derive
r r _ _ _._■_.<__ _i:_i. __i___
company during the year.
If the company raises prices
from sterling's weakness.
One of the few glimmers of
IBM goes for a fail
is suffering
John Opel.
soon, it is likely to generate hope for such customers is that
much anger among its cus- there is in the long term a
tomers. The IBM Computer downward trend on computer
Users' Association, which rep- hardware costs from lecfinotogi-
resents over 1.000 of IBM's cal advances. And in the short
customers for larger computer term the feet that the semi eco¬
systems. Iasi year advised duclor industry is churning out
members to look, at alternative more products than its cus-
an aggressive sales campaign in S 1.69 billion greater if the dollar software sources following price lomers can buy means that the
the US and has welcomed the had stayed at 1983 levels.
dollar's strength.
fell just short of its
rises of up to IS per cent on price of many kinds of chips is
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More casualties
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By Geof Wheelwright
The battle between Atari and The industry-wide lay-offs do
Commodore for supremacy of not, however, necessarily point
computer market
the death of the home
resulted in new casualties last computer industry. They sug-
week. gest a vast retrenchment and
Commodore announced it “slimming" of companies
was laying off 100 of its 700 " hl 5 h have, by anyone s slan-
staff at the company's Corby, dards. experienced astronomic
Northamptonshire plant and & rowt h rales in 'he past five
suspending 450 or more staff at years.
its Pennsylvanian chip and The slimming of home
computer plants, while Atari computing has also affected
closed its plant at Limerick, pricing. Both the Sinclair
Ireland, and laid off 270 Spectrum * Plus and Acorn
employees there: The Com mo- Electron computers • were
done move came in the wake of slashed to £130 in the last two
inventory backlogs and falling weeks, offering a £50 price cut
sales for the company at O o the Sinclair and a £70 slice
Christmas, while the Atari cuts Q ff original Acorn price,
followed an announcement only price cuts seem designed to
three months ago that the accomplish a-number of objeo-
company was to double manu- fives including;
fecturing and staff capacity at
the Limerick facility.
Extending the life of ma-
The high price of Irish labour chines which are getting long in
and the lower pricing strategy of the tooth;
Jack T rami el’s “reborn" Atari
Corporation are blamed for the # Providing a vacancy in the
Limerick closure. But the middle-price section of the
moves by both Atari and market for new machines:
Commodore suggest that the
desperate struggle for market ^Keeping the British com-
share in the home computer panic, a step ahead of the
business is only going to be won Japanese MSX home computer
at a heavy cosL
companies, which look as if
Atari and Commodore are they may move into the price
not the only ones feeling the levels just vacated by Sinclair
pinch, although theirs is per- and Acorn;
haps one or the more obvious
rivalries on the world home All or this should point to the
computer scene. likely release of new home
rivalries on the world nome All or this should point to the
computer scene. likely release of new home
Acorn Computers, which computers from Sinclair and.
makes the BBC Micro and Acorn soon. Both companies
Electron computers, has been will face stiff competition from
hinting about lay-ofTs. Manag- new machines announced by
ing director Chris Curry sug- Commodore and Atari in the
gested last week that his US. Acorn has confirmed that it
company may be telling some will bring out a more powerful
employees that they will be version of the BBC micro
dismissed. around September.
■ For the first time IBM has
sighed an agroementto give it
marketing rights on a computer
manufactured by another
company. Previously IBM has
bought in peripheral equipment
only from outside manufacturers
m made by Status Computer.
sufficient duplicate components to
prevent failure of tee system even
when some faH. They are used in
applications where a computer
failure would cause serious
problems such as with airlines and
financial institutions. The largest
company in the fault-tolerant
market for such products is
Tandem and many analysts
predicted IBM would have to
develop its own fault-tolerant
computers.
The deal with Stratus is an original
equipment manufacturer (OEM)
agreement which is used when a
add extra hardware or software to
the computer and teen sens it as a
package.
Two more down
■ Casualties continue to mount in
the war of attrition in the computer
world. The latest victims are Prism,
the distribution and manufadurteg .
group, and One Products
International, makers of the Orte
home computers.
Edens pring Investments, which
paid about £8 million for the Oric -
company in 1963, has called .in the
receivers after a poor showingin
the Christmas market, andgrovring
deficits by the company.
Edenspring is expected to write off
a large amount of its original
investment but hopes to seO
sections of Oric to an overseas
company, possibly based in
France, where One achieved the
success it missed ki tee home
market ...
Prism called in receivers this week.
The group, which was founded by
Richard Hease, of EEC
Publications, was one of tee mate
distributors for Sinclair.computers.
UK events
Apricot and SMtn Compter Show,
Kensington Town HaH, London,
today to Thursday (01-2412354).
ZX Microfair, Alexandra Palace,
London, February 9, (01-8019172).
I n ter nati onal Trade Shaw for home
comps, software, etc - LET.
Olympia. London. February 17-19
(0923777000). .
International Computer. Graphics
Show and Con feren c e, Barbican.
London, February 19-21 (01-486
1951).
Overseas
MEXCOM, Mexico City. Mexico.
February 25-28 (01-379 7628).
Computer Conference and Exhi¬
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Personal Computer Show, Amster-
micro I dam. Holland, March 21-24.
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Setting standards in w \ software
diversifying later into robots,
Micronet 800 and the VTX modem,
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By December tee 70 per cent snare
of Sinclair distribution had
dwindled to less than 10 per cent, a
internal disputes and
as Prism’s robots.
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Challenge, naval officer Jon Dingle -
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a feflow officer. Mike Howie^ on •£..
some of tee more aomptarted .'^*
machine code animation aridtee - .
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tt wffl be available tor tee Spectrum,
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More messages * •.
Increased use at the electronic
message aid Telex service offered
by Telecom Gold should result from
a new agreenram signed with the '
company, and NEC. NEC;
manufacturers of tee 8201
portable, WfflfoRowInTandy's
footsteps and ghre a free mailbox
to aB users of Its portable. In
addition, the dealer network is ..
going on-fine, to enable Telecom
Gold to carry requests for stock,
orders and product information.-
The Mac men
m Apple Computer is hopingto
recruit thousands of new reps to
boost sales of its Macintosh • •
computer. They will not, however,
be in tee computer showrooms or
chainstoresbut rather in (firing-'
rooms and small offices. Last week
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an art of endless circles
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lutei job: the Republic welcomefrock YVaddock (left), and give a chance to Bonner (centre) and Byrne, a new cap
as unit
Hand signals need Robson is
to perform as unit back in
From • training
_ hard lirru». for ihe disenchantment is 4uch that the Bryan Robson did some Baht
^ rf **“ anendancc °“y «» he training with Manchester United
Af ^ drawn fl » m DuWm’s. large Italian yesterday for the first time since he
w2m W 5 tMies fn ihet -tpagfi community. These patriotic exiles dislocated a shoulder throe weeks
.y^L- C ap • q Mliftrinfc- Jtoup. - have purchasedea Woe the choicest ago. The England captain said: -It
Ireland's attempt to quaJifyJor the ■ seats in the Datymoaht grandstand, made mcfecl a lot better. I did some
From Eanmn Dnnpby, Dublin
Bayern squeak back
with a rusty draw
These air hard times for . the
Republic of IndamTs talented but
brittle international squad.. After
disenchantment is such , that the
bulk of the attendance may well be
drawn -from Dublin's, large'Italian
Ireland’s attempt to;qualifyiar-lbe
M 5£ C fc5"S S k • Enzo'Seareoi, Italy's manager; is *»"£«““ « ,ln ?**“"V _ .
Eoin Han *■ SPUSS^JS' ** game .seriously. AH
manager, would be die envy ofmost Ijague act«%ny was suv 2ro mK. “ -.'S ft
Lawrtnson. Liam WdyandTony Cu . p vi S l0f > wfobe on duty. pachco up,
Galvin would siirely find a place in „ Hand 8* v “ * rap 10 John jJ can «,- p ? l,y *“ a *»«» Tor a
the for more successful England and ?jTne. ific Queen's Park Rangers «•“»■ with an injury like this. I
Scotland quads Yet Coveted forward. Byrnes club-mate Gary, can only hope. The specialist said it
ihouah tiwv may w ihZ ntawte nt Waddodk returns to midfield. « )uld heal in two weeks or it could
□uaiiiv .Wto form-tiuf backbone of; fraVirigmissed the three WorldCup-^ 4ake six. If I-had'to speculate. 1
HandV-' aurad''imve-foSod-in Jp^ies. with-a broken ankle. The • might be looking- df the Arsenal
funfii5t 15»ig: 8*4 teeper.' TSackfy Bonner, tuateh «cHirf|buiy in three weeks."
NonbdTt Ireland^ -Suns a rare opportunityto tmscai - , Four- days after., that, gatne- England
cst sidle makes rtc Reoubli^ *' urswboice' 1jm .:• MrDonagb;: ‘Thb'jrafctt-Northern- hseJandin* World
made mc fecl a lot better. I did some
jogging and fell no-pain.**
After an hour's jogging. Robson
was tempted to take a couple of
shots at goaL "I couldn't resist it.
but_l Tclt a twinge and quickly
packed up,
1 can’t really set a target for a
return. With an injury like this. I
can only hope. The specialist said it
The Buadesflga resumed 1 with
Bayern Munich, the leaders, looking
decidedly rusty. They could only
draw 3-3 at home to an Annin za
Bielefeld side who have not won
since October; and it required a 73rd
minute equalizer from Dieter
Hoeness lo do eren that. There were
only 8.000 in the Olympic Stadium.
Cologne went Into second place with
a 1-0 win over Emtmchr Brunswick.
WORLD j
football'
Brian GlanvHe
Rome. Needless lo say. I be other
Brazilian expatriates, including
Zieo, Junior and Cerezo, thought
In Spain, Barcelona non 2-1 away this a splendid idea, but it is most
to Osasuna, where they have had
difficulty in the post and keep (heir
nine-point lead. Gerardo and
Esteban scored, and Terry Venables - The Italians.
unlikely t 0 be implemented, even
though half the likely Brazilian first
team are playing in Italy.
play the
-'SMS
1311 I ?° pc ‘ 1 ne *Pf cia,,s * sa «i ,l said be meant lo see out hfc two-year Republic of Ireland tonight in
could heal m two weeks or .1 could contract. Dublin, bad Soodav ofl, tearing
4ake six. If l-had-lo'speculate. I Bordeaux Increased tfanr lead Verona at the tead of the
^ Afs 5 « o»w Names at the top Of the French championships. Socrates denied
^iCfiaCJiirtbu^in iljrqi weeks. fi«t division by a point, easily reports that he wants to go back to
- kf ihat England bearing Brest 3-0. Lactnnbe. Tigana Brazil. Trne, be says, the political
mcci Npimern.^etofuJ ut * World aod Mnller scored. Nantes drew 1-1 situation has changed there for the
Lu^qualffler m BeifasL. . .. . j B Bastta.rwrsira. each side scoring better, hot he intends te see out his
The United - manager. Ron from a dnbions penalty. cooiracL Besides, his umpteenth
Atkin son. said: “Wc shall have 10 • Uruguay's recent home wTn over suhst&ntion, against Milan, nine
take it week by week. We have had East Germany, featuring gnaiic not days ago. was not a tactical one. he
an encouraging start to the task of . only by the gifted right wingers, points omt it was the consequence of
playing wfthout him and we must Aguilera, bnl by the returning *n injured knee,
keep pegging away." ' /expatriates. Erancescoli and Da Florentine, alas, will not have
- United's other injured player, Silva, emphasized their eventual ,thek ; favourite son, Gfancario
doubled. Hand was handed before cap -* ; -
ihe Football Association of Ireland 'repubUC of reland: p mmier (Catuch e
to explain himself and his team. He. “ Uwtw»»
^•as@^CTvajoteofconfwtenceJh /
the end. The Wordr is Wait,.the. Rangsmju^^ipnwmazionoi^itstnivdy
support of his _ players,; publicly, W a™. ffiSSSS
expressed, saved him. ymq.-h *** frottsntm
ToniaWu at Dalyraoirat Parit,.the'
Irish playcre'have ;tbe opportunity
to turn words iiito deeds when they
face the world champions, Italy, in
an imerrutiona.l • match. Public.
thnc a n i - (ttonwp G- IMwawi
OntBrnaziarailvk A Csbim (Jurtntusk S ugal
Pttfxtt). P VfReksmO (Svredonava Sdm
chnwius). B Coat (Roma), M-TasMI
(Juvontos),_P HomA (JunntM4i A a Ommto '
(Vorana). A Attotmta (lnterrt«zton*l«). *
keep pegging away."
- United's other injured player,'
Gary Bailey, the goalkeeper, who
has a damaged finger/ has becii
given a week off to visit his parents
in Johannesburg. Atkinson expects
Bailey 10 - be ready to challenge
Stephen Pears for a place in the FA
Cup tic at Blackburn on February
Fiorentin*. das, will not have
,thek- favourite son, Giancarlo
possibilities in Mexico. In the 1970 .Antognoni, back in the team until at
World Cup they reached the semi- least the beginning of next season.
finals in Mexico. These t
forced to their fury to
were This unlucky player, forced out of
y at the World Cup final with an injured
Prince Raiiu^l^ complex 'with a difference
are riding the crest of a wave
Guadalajara, which by that.time had foot, in 1982. smashed in the bead
become almost -a home ground for by the Genoa goalkeeper’s knee in
Brazil. Florence, breaking a leg there last
. Da Silva, who tike? lo lurk behind season, had hoped to be playing long
the front line,, and scores so since.
frequently, has duly returned to Alas, the metal plate had to be
Montevideo from Valladolid. Cabre- taken oot or his leg. the tibia did not
ra. the centre forward who scored knit properly, and, after bitterly
against England last summer, is denouncing the FTorentina medical
back from Valencia. Francescoli, staff, Antognonl had to undergo a
refused permission (0 play in what second operation in Turin last
River Hate spurned, as a , mere Thursday,
friendly last year, was.'signifkantiy, Paolo Rossi, who did play in the
allowed lo cross the River Plate to World Cup final of 1982, scoring the
compete in the friendly against East first goaL, was looking forward to
Jimmy Young, mentor of Karen
.Barber and Nicky Slater, com¬
mented here yesterday on the
improve mem hi$ couple have made
since winning the British ice dance
championship in November. “They
are 10 per cent better now", be said.
Training at Obeistdorf, Wen
Germany, for almost as long as they
can stand each day. they had bad an
opportunity to “pull their skating
apart and put it together again".
They had relumed u> the basics,
grinding out circle after circle, cross¬
over after cross-over, forwards and
backwards, not only to refine
balance and timing, but also 10 build
up strength in the right places.
You could only hove the courage
10 do that, be said, if you had the
time. At home, skating probably
once a day. there was time only to
practise the various exercises
demanded of the season, that is to
prescribe compulsory dances and
their own creations for the original
set pattern (OSP) quick step and free
dance.
Their free programme, inspired
by Mike Ban's "Dragon Dance", is
basically the same as Nottingham,
with, however, an improved
presentation, but the OSP has been
strengthened in content with
BASKETBALL
Irish drops
England
a reminder
By Nicholas Harling i
If Kingcraft Kingston believe that
the league title is theirs for the
taking, FSO Cars Manchester
United, the only club with a realistic
chance of eaichig the first division
leaders, are not conceding the
championship without a chase.
What might have seemed a tough
fixture for united - at Bracknell on
Saturday - was eventually won with
such ease by 18 points that ihev
lookcd every bit championship
contenders. United, who had lost to
their Manchester rivals. Giants, in
midweek, did virtually as they liked
in a one-sided second half
Irish collected 35 points, as he did
in Sunday's equally comfortable-
home win over struggling Home-
Spare Bolton, but he still cannot get
in the England team, having been
overlooked by the national coach.
Bill Beswick. for next week's world
championship game in Switzerland,
though he must be the outstanding
England player on current form.
Kingston, who have a ->.-point
lead, began their home fixture with
Davenport's Birmingham, with a
three-point basket from their coach.
Steve Bontrager. inside three
seconds, after which they had things
very much their own way.
With Kingston lacing a tough-
game at Cottrills Manchester
Giants on Saturday. United's coach.-
Joe Whcllon. said: "For the first
time in my life, I'U be rooting for
Giants." United play their game in
hand tonight when they receive
Sperrings Solent Stars.
Giants and Solent met at
Eastleigh. Giants doing will to win
97-88. Gardner (28 pts) was their'
top scorer, and another Englishman.
Lewis (37} was Solent’s top
marksman.
Walkers Crisps Leicester's
achieved a remarkable win at
Crystal Palace, where the game
went into two high-scoring periods
of over-time before Leciester
triumphed M4-I13. Waldron sink¬
ing the winning basket with a
minute left. '
Sunderland, who believe they can
qualify, won 95-87 at Bolftm.
despite losing their 7ft 3ins
Icelander. Gundmondsson. fouled
out midway through the second
half. For Bolton, Crosby finished
the weekend with an aggregate of 74
points, three more than last
weekend's one-match tally that 1
brought him the league's individual I
scoring record- •• ;i
From John Hennessy, Goteborg
improvements over the second half
of the sequence. In an idle moment.
Slater calculated. 10 his own
astonishment, that he performed
300 steps in the three minutes of the
OSP. to which his partner roguishly
claimed to do even more.
Slater and Barber have received a
good draw, third on the ice for the
first compulsory tomorrow. This
will give lire judges a few minutes in
which 10 settle to their business and
yet allow foe British couple a
virtually dean sheet of ice. The OSP
is held on Thursday, and the final
on Saturday. :
Katarina Witt, of East Germany, ascended to iwc
yesterday took foe first step to what world champioi
promises to be the formality of season was done.
retaining her women’s title. She won v-i-
the compulsory figures comprehen- JMCCSKCDS
sivdy from (wo Soviet Union Groningen t
We in Britain, on foe other hand,
might have hoped for a better
placing than twelfth for the IQ-year-
old Su^n Jackson, of Nottingham
and Richmond.
Bui there is no cause for tearing of
hair, since Miss Jackson, who in any
case skated with assurance and style
yesterday, whatever the judges'
platings may suggest, is more at
home in free skating and wc can
hope for a final position in the top
10. which might have been a
reasonable ambition, here. Last
year, we recall she stood nineteenth
at this stage in Europe, and from
that unpromising start, she
ascended 10 twelfth overall in ihc
world championships before the
Johan
skaters. Given her majestic com 7 Neeskens has returned to Dutch
mand of free skating, it would seeni fooihall after a 10 year absence. The
that she has only to go through -the 33-year-old midfield player, who left
motions in the second and third
stages of the competition, today and
on Thursday, to secure her third
European rule. Since she is foe
holder also of both foe Olympic and
world titles, a victory on this less
distinguished stage is no more than
she would expect.
Ajax for Barcelona 10 years ago and
then moved on to New York
Cosmos, has signed for Groningen
• Bristol City may face an FA
inquiry after Dennis Hedges, ihe
referee, and his two linesmen were
struck by flying coins ai foe end of
City's 2-1 home defeat by Walsall
SNOOKER
Players on charge
Jimmy White and .Alex Higgins,
two of the world's most exciting
players, wifi appear before the board
of foe World Professional Billiards
and Snooker Association (WPBS.A1
at their next meeting on March 7.
Both will be given a chance to
answer charges of bringing the game
1 into disrepute.
The WPBSA held a meeting in
London on Sunda>. when they
1 considered complaints against foe
two players - White for alleged
misconduct at a hotel in Warrington
last month and Higgins for a verbal
obscenity reported 10 have been
uttered on television after his
victory over Sieve Davis in the
1 Benson and Hedges Masters
tournament at Wembley.
After defeating Doug Mounliov
By Sydney Friskin'
1 Higgins, 9-fr "in ' foe Masters final. C7ifi l “
t exciting Thor&urrL the Canadian promised
the board to be back next year hoping to
I Billiards achieve what no other plavcr has
(WPBS.A1 done. 10 retain the Masters title and
March 7. to win it for a third time. ‘
Thorbum collected a total prize
of £41.250 on Sunday. '
Interest moves today 10 Ipswich,
for the Tolly Cobbold English
professional championship, which
ends on Sunday. The draw is: Davis
v. John Virgo; White v Steve
Longwonh; Toney Meo v Clean
Reynolds; Tony Knowles v David
Taylor.
SCORES: C Thorbum (Canada) M D Mcuntoy
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BOWLS
Not so brief encounters
By Gordon Allan
The field for the Embassy world
indoor championship, which begins
at Coatbridge this morning (10.30k
is as strong as ever, some say
stronger. Sixteen players from 10
countries compete for record prize
money- of £19,000. of which £6,000
- £1.000 more than last year - goes
to the winner or next Sunday’s final.
Dennis Dalton, of Victoria, the
Australian huer-states champion,
has withdrawn, and his place is
taken by Don Peoples, of Queens¬
land. the inter-states runner-up. He
plays Graham Tredant (Jersey) in
foe last match of foe first round on
Thursday.
There are some appealing
matches before then. Jim Baker
(Ireland) begins foe defence of his
Ode 'today by playing Frank
McGartney. the Scottish champion.
Tomorrow, in encounters which
should be anything but brief. Nigel
Smith, Iasi year's youthful runner-
up from Surrey, plays Bob
Sutherland, foe 1983 champion, and
David Bryant, who has won this
. gveni three times, plays Sammy
Allen, an Irishman
Indoor conditions are alien to
most overseas players. Unless that
state of affaire alters this week, a
short list of possible champions
would be Baker. Bryant. Sullivan
and Sutherland. *
DRAW. Today; A Ross (Erg) v R Jones (Can);
F McCartney (Scon v J Baker (Ire): C Brensty
liar) v G South {Hong). Tomorrow: R Evans
(Wales) V K Sight (NZh N Smith (Ena) v R
Sutherland (Sooik M Dunlop (Ttb) vT SuUvan
(Wales); S Men (fro) v D Bryant (Eng).
Thwaday: D Peoples (Aus| v G Tredant (Jan.
• Monaco (Reuter) -' Where
once they might have hatf to
walk on water, now they slide
is also the month earmarked for
an eigtit-nation swimming
.meeting, while a ■ stadium
iftto a tackle above a thousand -. official said a world-class
cars." Monaco, -the French first squash tournament woujd be
cars." Monaco, -the French first ’ squash tournament would be
division'side., cam .claim .the jare ...heklinMarch._
distinction of .playingv their The sfodium, an impressive
matches in a new stadium on constfuciion of ochre, while,
land reclaimed from the sefc / sandy and yurt-coloured fa-
:Bernhard Gehgh.ini. the. <ad«ji & principally divided
French international, enjoyed into three sections: the football
the accolade of”scoring'whatand -athletics stadium, a multi-
must be the first goal on a pitch' ■ sports centre and a water sports
30ft above street level' atop a' ’section: All three have their
four-storey car park.
‘.TTie - . new. ground
l.own .entrances; ;ticket, offices
is - the. and garage access, .designed to
centrepiece of a 160m “city, of ^a5C. movement within the
sport” catering for a dozen. labyrinth of paisages. There are
sports and set in 22' hectares of also acres of administrative and
reclaimed land, known, as business premises. '
FontvieiUe. Prince Rainier
inaugurated the imposing sta¬
dium, the Bishop ■ of Monaco
blessed iL and Prince Albert,
Prince RainierVson and heir,
got : the .'.first match.'underway
the next nighL Happily for the
principality, Monaco wOh -the
opening encounter against Lens
3-0.
The new stadium, built in. 40
months at-the foot of. the rock
oii: which the .Prince’s palace
The main . stadium has a
20.000-caparity arid'' a pitch
for fans on a small balcony
vantage point for squash..
. The water sports section, also
indoors, offers an Olympic¬
sized 50-metre pool, equipped
with a movable dividing wall in
the middle, a warm-up pool.' a
diving pool "and room for 500
spectators. The. diving boards
range from one lo five metres.
Young footballers wilt have a
chance . to attend- training
courses, and there' are 20
bedrooms to accommodate
them. They are housed beneath
the nine tall arches overlooking
the harbour of Cap' <TAli.
behind the goal into which
Genghini slotted his inaugural
penalty.
Prince Rainier, who as a 15-
vcar-old attended the inaugur-.
Germany.
tonight's Dublin game as a pleasant
There is stiff time for peace to be relief from the championship. In bis
made between the Uruguayans and. lastappearance. Against At&lanta,at
tw of their finest exiles.
Bergamo, he was snbstitnted 19
defender. De Leon, and the attacker, minutes from the end, and made no
Paz, before the eliminators begin on secret of his dismay. He has scored
March TO, when Uruguay are at only two league goals all seasou.
MOTOR RACING :
Rio tests for Lotus’s new challenger
By John Blunsden
home to Ecuador. The third team in
the group are Chile; they are. at
home to Uruguay two weeks later.
Socrates, the Brazilian midfielder
In Belgium, the Sera tog dub have
rebuilt their fortunes on four players
from Zaire: Kobougo, Klmgambo,
Kimbolo and Pombolo. all under 25-
now playing, so unsuccessfully, for Santing were in such grave financial
Fiorentina, has suggested that the
national- team bold their training
camp in April not in Rio but in
trouble that they had to sell their
two stare, Bertauen. rbe Dane, to
Booen, Bocande, foe centre forward.
John Player Special Team Lotus
have produced a new car. the JPS
97T. for the forthcoming grand prix
season, and after shakedown trials
ai Doningion Park last Saturday it is
now on ns way to Rio de Janeiro,
where it will take pan in six days of
icsis beginning on Friday.
Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian
driver, who has been recuperating
from a virus infection for three
months, was able to conduct the
initial, trials and will also drive foe
car in Brazil for foe first three days
before handing over to Elio De
Anftrii5.
Although developed from last
year's JPS 95T. the new car has both
European League results
BELGIAN: Sarajnq 4. SfiflrachH 0; Uhm 1 MoancnonglaaBBch V.
FOR THE RECORD
stands, i& designed.to attract judo.fencing.fonriis,yolley-balL,
major international, events. .The wejghtlrong. ^ytgilirig "and
mourned above-the conlreie of a^on of the nearby original
the car park on a 40-cerwimetre Louis II Stadium with his
depth of earth; sand and turf grandfather in April 1939, said
with an elaborate,: drainage old stadium had served its
system which, can retain and ij me and the new. one rep-
transfar .moisture for .parched mented “the generation of the
grass whcn foe Medilerranean future”,
sun dries it out ■ _ * - **[ hope we will have laige-
' .' i •. ' scale, events here capable of
' The indoor stadmm can stage fining the stadium, because
boxing,, handball, basketball, I h a f S foe number one prob-
I r>MiQ II Stadium with his *5? ®' huiuha stttsrf 2s HabjIsitt 2.
^ndfather fo April I939, safo TttVSSSlKSSS^
the old stadium had served, its
time and the new. one rep- Rotnraam o. lmow poshhmk i. psv
resented “the generation of the n!lit2 a Jr. if* Amawdam 2813>
future”. • ■
7 h °p*
scale, events here capable of Touon v. Ler» o, Touioma oi rduki 2 , Lavaj
fining the stadium, because JJS52.,^£A 1 «®S r l NaJSflS?
that’s the number one prob- 5 ^otu30.
Ii»**i*' h* cairi Thf'rp wa« nn hi* WakJhot Mannheim 3. Kotlsrutw C.
AnifcfiecW l: S*. Bmges 3, Lontorsn 1;
Btfwan 0. Standard Ueqa ft Racaw J« 1, St
HW*P_ l: Ofwt 1. rc liege 2r kortryfc 0.
Waregem 2; Antwerp 2. FC MachBn 1 LeadMg
pfrtww ». Andoitocftr 33 pts; 2. Waregem
2ft3.PCUega2S.
DlTOt KAOBreda 1. Fayanoord Hoaerdani
3; Eindhoveo 3. GA Eagfcs Deventer 1;
PEC ZiKtt) .0, Fortune Smart 2; Haarlem 2.
D» Boaeh 1: Wstandam 0. erataoBn 3: Hoda
JC KoVrada 3. IRrecrtO; TWartaEracheda 2,
AT67 Aflonaar 2; MW MaaMcht 1. AUx
Amsttnlam 3s Sparta Rottardarn 4. Exc®Js«r
ftorardam 0. Uwlng paaHtooar 1. PSV
BivJhovart 28 pts; 2, Alat Amsterdam 28: 3,
Fayanoart Rotterdam 24.
Hamburg 4. Borussla Dortmund % Cotogna 1,
Bntracm Brunswick 0. LcacEngjpoaUoiiB 1.
Bayera Murtdi 26ptK 2. Utlogna 24;
3. Wwder Bremen 23.
GREEK; Aits 3. PACK ft Parutfuiafeos 4.
Pamorvos 1; PanachAl 3, Otympiakos V.
Irak Ifs 1. AEK 0; Etfuakos 3. Pwrfcas 1; Dona 2.
Larissa 2; ApoOon Athens 2. OFl Crate ft
Aagaieo i. Apoton Katamartas ft Leading
poaWona: PAOK 27 pts: PanatNraSuas 2«;
AEK 22.
SPANISH: Bette SevNe 1. Horcukw ft Rad
Bordeaux 3. Brest ft
n* 3. Lite ft Tows 0.
five "Olympic, rings, set: in gymnastics.. Seating can be
grabite oulside' tiie fiont-'co-> adapted to accommodate up to
trance, symbolize the aspir- 3,700 for boxing matches and
aiion the stadium managers hope, to
•'The - European • football attract Tvorld title fights... ,
■'Supercup” is to have frs-fiitu're Sepiarate halls and' training
home here, and an athletics rooms offer, focijities .for ■ an
match iD - May featuring the array of sports, .mciudmE the
Unked States, ; France. West padded feather wajs u bf .the
Germany and Italy, will open martial jrte hall and the glass
the-eight-lane taiian' track which sides - of four, squash • courts,
encircles the'.fodtifell pitch. May There is, however, littie room
Fisher’s prife FashaBU H
' • _ w-i_* 2 t‘ l -Oxford United,i...ihe .-'second
IS f nCKleV divisionicadcrs, have foiled to sign
. - i • Justin Fashanu, the Notts County
fisher AfokmcTriip stuprisinely forivaid, as : a replacement Tor BiUy
bea t Telford Untied -in tbc second HamiJlon, who is recovering from a
round. FA. : Trophy "on, cartilage opcration.Jim^nilh. the
Saturday, win play ,Ftickle£ Afofciic. Oxford manager.. said: “1 wanted
in the third round; The tic will be- Fashanti initially, on loan but Notts
'played on risha.'s artiGcial pitch Couniy, who.'value the player-at
and the dockland dub unll^amise £j2S.OOO, ,wa« to-^dl him
the grandstand-theyibbritiwed.Tor immediately” ' ' .
hua. month's FA; Cap .tie:-against. p . , Oxford travel to; ScKturst Rarfc
.Brisiol Chy. .- tonight io meet Crystal Palace,.who
: arc.sriif scckmefocinfirsl victory of.
-WoWpdWm; StaffW^Ruram WOnwor ,V_ Tncir tnanagK-bteVC-UOppclI. ts
bruihorw or 1 iModc v&ftw: - ftcepme faffoiwiih'thc tcam-bcatcn.
^I'hbmcby Manchcsier City. -
■. The . . M^dlcsbrough defender
that’s the number one prob¬
lem”. he said. There was no big
opening ceremony for the
public. A few hundred guests,
including the president , of the
International - Olympic Com¬
mittee, Juan Antonio Sama¬
ranch. were invited to attend
and watch youngsters in the red
and white colours of Monaco
out tnc place was less than
half full for the opening football
match, just 6.386 paying cus¬
tomers and 2,000 youngsters
invited frw.
Bayer Venfinaen 3. Worrier Bremen 1; Bayern
Munich 3, Anidrua BMefakl 3: Stuttgart 5.
Kaiseralaufsm ft Fortuna DueasaJtfort 3, Bayer
1. VaBadolfl 1. LMMflng posWona: 1,
Barcelona. 38pfs; 2. AUeteo Madrid, 2ft 3.
ReaIMadnd!27r
Turitlstc Besiktas 2, Sartyer 2; Rocaolspor
0. Foncrtahca 1: Arrtaiyaapor 1. Tretuanapor
ft Galataaaray 3. Esklaahirapcr 1; DenlzUspor
1. Sataryaspor 1; Ankaragucu 1. GarsctertjWgl
ft ARay 2. Bureaspof ft ZonguhWopor 1,
Orouspor ft Boluspor 2. Malatyaepor 1.
Leading puMuiar i. Beaklas: 2, Fenertwftca;
LaverKusan 2rBmracW Ft ankhm 1. Bochum 1; 3. Saharyaspor.
FIXTURES AND FORECASTS •Ti-X:;;Paul Newman
Fashanu not for loan
Oxfold. UnHdl,T..the .- second
divisionicadcrs, have feiled to sign
Justin Fashanu. the Notts County
forward, as : a replacement Tor BiUy
Hamilton, who is recovering from a
■' Mick Sax by. who has served a two-
malcf] suspension, will return for
iheir home match with Oldham
■ tonight. •
-• Tony Woodcock, who walked
out on Arsenal after being dropped
-lasiSaturday, trained wiih hisieam-
maics today. He also spoke with the
dub manager. Don Howe. Wood¬
cock left. Highbury 90 minuics
before the start of the match against
Covenuv after learning that he had
.been left opt .of the team. Arsenal
won 2-1
• EvcrtoiL" Ihe League leaders,
have .lakqi on Mike Upponcn, a
Finnish inicfnational fora-ard. for a
trial period.
FIRST DIVISION
.X Chateaa v Aston VHa
2 Coranlry v Evenon
1 Ipswich v Leicester -
■V LHsrpod t Areenar
2 Newcastle v Menu
1 Nottingham v OPR
1 Soutftampui v Luton
2 Sttka v Norwich
T Tottenham a SheffleWW
1 WatforO V WaatHam
X WBA V Sutdotand
SECtMD DIVISION
X Bflrttoty V Portsmouth
1 Bradngnam v CPaiaca
1 Bfackbum v Fulham
1 Srighton v Cardtt
1 Chariton v WoMs
1 Uwds v Grtattby
-t ManC v
1 UteWesbro v Notts Co
1 Oxford v MmtUsdon
1 Sheffield U u Otdham
X Shrewsauy v HuddartiU
Not on coupons:
THUIO DIVISION
1 BristaR ir Uncdn
2 CambnaaeU v York
X Derby v Reading
1 Doncaster » BoumamDi
1 Sul v Burnley
X Newport v Bradford C
X Ortant * Bream C
1 ftymoum v Bolton
1 Rothertiam « Prastrxi
1 Swansea v Broniford
X Wateal « GMngriBm
7 Wigan v IMwm
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FOURTH DIVISION
X Aldershot V Colchester
1 Bbcfcpool v qnasterflaW
. 1 Bury u fctBier.
X Hantepool v Poterinro
1 Hereford v Swindon
1 MansiteM u Stockport
1 Northampton v Chester
X Torquay * Rochdale
1 Tranmara v Port Vale
X Wrexham v Craws-
Not da cooporrcScumhorpa v
Dartngtcn (Friday): Southend
SOUTHERN PREMIER
1 Cheltenham « Sadwanh
2 Corbv « Gravfifiond
X Faraham v Witney
X nS Solon v Cheknsford
SCOTTISH PREMIER
1 Aberdeen » Hearts
2 Dumbarton <r StMrren
2 Dundee v Cehc
1 Hibern i an » Morton
X Rangers v Dundee U
' SCOTTISH FIRST
X Brechin * East Fife
1 Clyde v Part**
Not on conponssFeSdrii y
Motherwefl: Hamflwn v Afdrte;
Kilmarnock v Oyttebank; ST
Johnstone v MeadoManK;
FortarvAyr.
SCOTTISH SECOM)
Not on coupons: Afloa v
-BenOck Durtamfcra j Wbton:
East String v Arbroath;
MontroM v Raittfc Queen of
the South v Cowdenbeath:
-Stenhouaetnvr v String;
Swnreer« Qoeen'9 Pari
FOOTBALL
LA PAZi tatet na tlon ri ; Bo>wB 2. East Germany
MONTEVIDEO: tetemefioneb Uruguay 1,
PBraguayft
TENNIS
MARCO ISLAM) (Florida): Women*
Tournament: Sbt^n, float B Gadusek (US) bt
P Castle (US) 6-3. B-4. Double* finab K
Jordan (US) and L Smyfie (Aim) bt Gadusdt
and C Benjamki (US) B-3.6-3.
NEMPMS: IB Mefl'a todnor Ch am pion eM pa:
Sinolaa. Baal: p Stozb (Czech) and T SttWO
(Ceech) M K Curran (SA) and 5 Denton (US)
l-G.6-3,6-4.
ICE HOCKEY
NORTH AMERICAN: National League: St
Louis Btuas 6, Chicago Bteck Hawks 4: Detroit
Rad Wings 5. New Jersey Devfc 5; Buffalo
asraa 4 Ctegary Ramw 1: Wasfmgton
Capitate 6, WmtWpegJets 2; Quebec Nonaques
5, Minnesota North Stars 1; Edmonton Oilers 4
Hartford Whalers 3; Vancouver Canutite *.
New York Rangers l-
Nfflits Dhteioa
„ W LfP® f a
SI Louts 23 19 9 55 195 194
Chicago 22 28 3 47 205 205
Momesoia 18 28 10 *2 1B1 211
Demit 16 30 8 40 193 243
Toronto 11 33 7 29 159 226
Smyrna Dnrtswn
Edmonton 38 99 S 82 270 171
Calgary 26 20 7 59 244 206
Winnipeg 27 22 5 99 232 236
Lea Angelas 2221 9 53 234 2<B
Vancouver 15 32 7 37 184 279
WALES CONFERENCE
Patrick DMeiM
W L 0 F a Pts
s ags §«
NYbteMers 272 3 235 204 57
NY Ra ngers 1728 8 177 208 42
I Pittsburgh 1828 5 179 224 41
NeerJeAew 1629 S 175 2i3 38
] Adams CHvtexai
Mcntraa 2fi 18 110 203 170 62
fMtato 2515 112 193 150 62
9 uflb « 2S« 7 207 188 57
Boston W22 7 194 184 55
Hartford 1727 5 IB 218 39
NY Islanders
NY Rangers
Pittsburgh
New Jareey
Adams Dtvfeja
Montreal
Buffalo
Quebec
Boston
Hartford
BASKETBALL
UNITED STATES: Nedoote Asaeritedocc
5S2??. Suns . I ff- Sg®"* Supertaxes 109;
Dalas Mavando 114. Demo Nuggets 100; Lo*
Angelas Lakers 122. Indiana PacerslOC.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Aflantlc DMekm
W L Ptt Cfi
Boston 39 9 JB13
Ptutedafphla 37 10 .787 i»t
Washington 27 22 551 121,
New Jersey 22 26 .458 17
Now York 17 32 .347 22%
Central DMekm
W L Pet GB
Mferaukee 34 14 .708 . -
Detroit 29 17 JB30 4
Chicago 24 23 511 9*
Adams 20 27 .428 1314
Indiana 16 32 333 18
Ctaveiand 14 32 .304 19
VOLLEYBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Men. first division:
Capital Cdy 3. Poole 1: Mizuno 3. capital City I
2: Poole i. Leeds 3: Brookfield 3. Manchester :
1: Liverpool 0. Speric 3: Speedmff 3. Redwood
0. Women, test dMslon: Ashcambe 3.
Nottingham ft Portsmouth a Bradford ft
Hiuigdon 3. Trident ft Spark 3. Britannia 0;
SpaedwsS 2. Birmfogham ft Ashcorhbe 3.
Branford i; Portsmouth 3. Nottingham ft
HAngdon 3. Bntanna 1: Spark 3. Tridem 2.
WINTER SPORTS
ANOERMATT: British Services International
SM Chanteinnteiips; 1. Italian Army. 2. British
Army: 3. RAF; 4, US Army: 5. Royal Navy: 6.
Australian Forces; 7, Combined Semes
Women.
TABLE TENNIS
BARCELONA: European Top 12 tournament
Men, Hret round: M Apptabren (Sws) M D
Douglas (Eng). 21-7. 21-19; 21-16 second
nanfc Qougfaa WA Mazunsw (USSR), 21-18.
21-13.21-12.71«id rauid: Douglas W E Undh
(Sms), 21-16.21-18,21-14. Fourth row* JO
WNdner (Awa) M Douglas. 21-19. 16-21,
16-21. 21-14. Sixth round: Douglas bt D
Surbak (Yug). 21-18. 21-15, 21-lftSevmth
TREBLE CHANCE (home teams): Chelsea,
Barnsley. Shrewsbury. Newport, 'Orient
WflteaD. Aldershot. Hartleport, Wrexham.-
Faisham. Ranoers. Brechin.
BEST DRAV& Newport, Orient wafsat
Harttepod, Hangars.' • ' " ' "
away& Ewnon. Nonmch. Yo*. St Mfrren.
Came. ,
HOMES:- Bnghton, Chariton, Manchester Otv,
Bristol Rovers. Hu& Romeram. Bury,
MensiMd. Trainee. Cheterinam. Atedeen,
Hiriercfan-
flXED ODDS: Hom e* Manchester Cny. Nun,
Roiheram. Bury. Aberdeen. Anya: Evonon. i
ron«, Celtic. Draws; Newport, Orient, W*teai. I
MOTOR RACING
I DAYTONA BEACH (Florida): 24-hour* net:
Leadtag EnUiera (US nnlem itatedX i, A J
Foyt A Unsar &v B Woflek (Fr) T Boutsan
(Mon), Porsche 962.703 laps: 2. A Hoibari D
6e4 (OS) A Unsar Jr, Poracru 962X8B laps: 3.
J Bumy R Knoop J MaasJWG). Porecha 962.
674 bps 4. BAfdd P MBar H aw* (WO).
Poreeh* 962.670 teps 5. J Mufciri R Mclrtyre
K Mpngp (Can), Porsche Tirto, 668 laps: 6, A
Lncn s MefOOnr** T Waftere. MarctvOwriO-
w, ss* laps; 7, r Lanier B WNttington A Leon,
March-Porcche, 652 bps; 8, D Bundy W
OaHanpach j Jones Ford Mustang, 637 tape 9,
W Baker J NewGiim-C Maad. Porcehe Twao,
624 bps: 10. X March D March R PanleyArgo-
Mazda. 602 laps.
round: A Grubbs (Pol) M Dou^aa, 21-8,21-14,
21-15. Tenth wand: Douglas bt L Kiriwski
(Poll 21-19, 21-12, 21-SBaventh round:
Dnjgte bt J Secretin (Fr), 21-IB, 22-20.
19-21. 21-11. Hnal atancHngc 1. Grubba, 9
pte2, P anafcy, Applagran, Sacrean. Waldnar,
CRICKET
SHELL SHIELD: Ktagston: Vffmhmrd Istands
<05 and 52 for 3, Jamaica 135 and 320.
Windward Wanda won fay 7 adds. Port of
SpNp: Laaward Wan* 284 and 147 for 2.
Trended and Tobago 336- Bridge to w n:
Barbados 384 and IS tar no wtt Guyana 271.
aerodynamic and suspension refine¬
ments. uses carbon fibre brakes as
standard for foe first time, and has a
stronger "Indy-stylc" gearbox. The
ear is said to be built right down to
Ihe minimum weight limit, and is
powered by the latest specifics ion
Renault lurbochaiged engine, which
is showing improvements in both
power and fuel economy.
BOXING
McGuigan may
have to wait
for title chance
By Srikumar Sen
Boxing Correspondent
Bany McGuigan. the British and
European featherweight champion,
who was hoping for a world title
boul in the near future, may have to
wait until the autumn to meet
Eusebio Pedroza, of Panama, the
World Boxing Association (WBA)
champion, or Azumah Nelson, the
World Boxing Council (WBC)
champion.
Pedroza has asked far $750,000.
tax.-fret, to come to Bclfasu
McGuigan's manager. B. J. East-
wood. who had gone to Panama
City lo see Pedroza make his
nineteenth successful defence,
against Joige Lujan, of Panama, had
hoped to make the champion an
offer. But on hearing the cham¬
pion's demands, he packed his bags
and came home. Nelson, on the
other hand, has shown no incli¬
nation to meet McGuigan and is too
busy ai the moment even to think
about it.
Eastwood, however, has signed
up Lujan to come to Belfast if
McGuigan beats Juan Laponc. or
Puerto Rico, on February 23.
Laportc. a former champion and No
4 in the junior-lightweights, has
dearly been taking McGuigan
seriously. After Christmas he went
to the Catskills and has not been
seen since. He is expected In- Belfast
on Feburary IS.
• The British middleweight title
bout between Hero! Graham,
Sheffield's world No 6 contender,
and Jimmy Price, of Liverpool, will
be held on April 3. at the Alexandra
Pavilion. North London. Frank
Warren, the London promoter, who
also manages Price, paid £32.000.
believed to be a record figure for a
British middleweight tide bout to
secure home advantage for ihe
Liverpool boxer, who is based in
London.^
SPORT THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRt 1ARV S J9S5
RACING: FORMER SELLING PLATER STEALS SHOW AT FONTWELL WITH FIFTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
RUGBY UNION-
Corbiere
exudes
National
health
By Mandarin
All ejes will he on Jenny
Pitman's Corbiere at Warwick this
afternoon when the 10 -year-old
attempts to strengthen his Grand
National claims by winning the
George Coney Challenge Cup over
3 1 .; miles.
Corbiere figures prominently on
all the bookmakers' ante-post lists
for Ainrree and indeed Mecca make P*
him their fcnoDriJp at 12-1. despite
the fact that in 12 attempts Corhierc
has not won since landing the 1983
Grand National by three-quarters of
a length frum his old adversary, the
Irish-trained Greasepaint.
Mrs Pitman certainly rallied a
fe« feathers when she criticized the
weights allocated to Corbiere and
Burruugh Hill Lad ut the National
Press conference last week, bat her
gallant C'nrbiere showed dear signs
in bis lalot Dating, behind Lucky
Vane at Cheltenham, that he is no *
back number.
Ridden by John Francome (hat
day. Corbiere jumped immaculately
ilironghiiut the four-mile contest, but
failed to peg back Toby Balding's
dour stayer by a length. Neverthe¬
less. that was no mean performance
and today at level weights he ought
to register an overdue win against
Tim Forster's Last Suspect, who
was last seen out in October when he
beat Cross by half a length at
M orcesler.
Folke Wahryn's stable is slowly
ctiming back to form - Rose Ravine
unn for the Savon House camp last
week - and Oakley I/oute is napped in
tn kci-p the halt rolling by opening up
hi* ucirwiil in the Malden Timber
Ne»rc«*.' Hurdle qualifier.
After u promising first appear-
once hchind Maganyos at Sandoww.
t.luklvy House finished a respect- p
able fifth hchind Oliver Shcmood’s 0
smart The Brcencr at Newbury and
this six-year-old son of Menelek 3.4
looks to ham a winning opportunity wil
this time. ( a
Tim Holland-Mariin's pomt-fo- s h,
pointer Hot Fever Ls recommeded for 0 f
the Air Wedding Hunters Trophy. .
and with Comedy Fair now an
ubsenirc for the Burton Hill nu
Handicap Hurdle the way looks
clear for Corn Street to get back on afi
the winning trail. rac
At Carlisle. Geordie Dun .should SQ
he t>nt the mark in the KirLlinton .
.Nni ices* Chase, in which he teams
op with The Divider, who before [? c
falling at Ayr had defeated SP
.Secondary Image in good style over SUC
today's course and distance. yet
Some hardy veterans turn not for be}
the three-mile Stanwlx Handicap an
( hase. bat preference is for Arthur
Stephenson's eight-year-old Sue- ‘
cceded. who ran on stoutly to get the p. i
belter of Monica Dickinson's *-*
Rninton Park at Ayr at the end of Inc
December. flUi
Dawn Street Irish test IKJW-fO
comes
up like
thunder
Point-to-point by Brian Beel
Allison Dare, whose normal
riding weight is about 9'A*L needed
a lot of lead in the saddle to ride
Dawn Street at I2st ,71b in ihc
second division of the mixed open
race at the SfalT College and RMA
Drag Haul point-to-poini at
Twrscldown on Saturday.
Nevertheless. she overcame Ihis
handicap - and a shocking blunder
ut the first fence, which would have
unseated most. This mistake left her
trailing ihc oiher 1 4 runners, headed
by Nicky's Joy. Just Dai and
Raihconraih. Both Jusl Dai and
Nicky's Joy came to grief and by the
water jump on ihc second circuit
By David Hands, Rug^tori^^
Suddenly the expectations of the sec all their itncdtU prepyaUap ■
two countries who occupied the coming.lofruiUoit _*v.-
bottom rungs of last season’s five- Dooley . and :
nation championship ladder.. Ire* pbsitions with sprat
land and' England.' have' grown, Orwm. tf fee was' natvite/aa&r.
There will be talk of swallows and jumperhimself, did^wgnificafli,wKt‘:
summers, but England's draw; i n tidying upstthe li wpin^.if-h-■
against France must have given Ihe. worth noting, too. that iot^^h*. 1 -
wdsh food for ihougth while efforts required ai
InHarid have taken positive steps to Englahd forivards^nc
ensure that the spirit: horn of the win wnlributcTo lire 16osc r iW^ : ^hM?
over Scotland k noi dissipated.: speaks well for. their '-dcVcfo£^"-.-
in what I bdievc'; is. an fii ncs... '... • 1 V ^ ; -
unprecedented arrangement; .- the The Scottish sdcctfaiirneet-fodfey
Irah selectors will, choose t he side to lo riiscu ss the i r’lchtn.
play France ai Lansdownc Road.on . -both countries " 'are - duello .
March 2 this weekend and will then . announce their sides lomorpttwiillji :
ask that side to play the Rest of They will' be without'BeaUifer the
Ireland in Dublin on February 17. buck-row foi^rdJhe'bad'toteivE
the weekend when the other four the field against Ire&rid' with*fa flf y
countries arc'involved in Cardiff sprained ankle - which;added To
Ten Bears taking the last fence in style on his way to victory at Fontweil (Photograph: Chris Cole)
Cats Eyes lights up festival road
Dawn Street had gone up dose | and Pari* It will give a developing bruised ligamenls/will kecp^idiT^ff;
behind Raihconraih. Before the | side another chance to sample foFa minimum of three vueeltf^.
match conditions together before a ■ • i
sgssy? okc. .hi
gamipractcc. . tomorrow when. .^ddlcSct'i.Ttoi
Although i understand that Barry,, couiilv"championship finalists,' are
of Cork Const itution. is playing well enters incdl^r Ulster. - ’ V
at full back, ihc Irish may well Middlesex give' Efewortfi. the . .
consider ihai the side that played at London ;Wcish full back: his .first
Murrayfidd have earned . anoiher game -for. ihc county, "m the
game. The same feeling may., move commUcd absense ih rough injury of
the England selectors, whose team the'England- full back. Sfriij&r. of
to play Wales will be aimounred Wasps. ■'Another- Wasp. Davies. .is
tomorrow. also-unavailable but-Ws-duh. ran
They must-replace. Hall in the .still offer- Boyd to' Middlesex ai an
back row bccausc'of injury but the cfficicnl deputy ai stand-off half. - ; \
worth to them of the .9-9. draw with.,,
France .is. considerably mbre than : Vi /~i
that ofjusi one champion ship point.. . \\ 0O$J V>Uu -WSHv.
. The England forwards will meet • ... - •• • ■ ..
By John Karter was still ahead as they ap-
.. . n . .. ... . preached the final turn. At this
Martin Pipe, the Wellington however. Nick Hendcr-
tramer. continued his relentless £ n - s Hungarian-bred marc
upstaging ol the bigger names of Maganyos rang cd up to cha( .
National Hunt raxing when j L . n g C looking verv much as if
C ats Eyes trounced a h-gh-class sh / cou , d ca , c ' ls Eves f or
field in the valuable Bel With brcakfasi.
The Tote Novices' Hurdle at
Fontweil Park yesterday.
The viciorv of Cals Eves, a
Leach then asked his mount
to quicken, and the response
was clcclric. Cals Eves shot
3.4tX> guinea purchase, together c i car D r Maganyos in a few
with that of Graiguenamanagh strides and the race was as good
(a mere 2.000 Irish punts). as over. Pushed out with hands
showed that even in these days and heels by his rider. Cats Eyes
of confetti money you do not
always have to talk telephone
numbers to taste success.
When Pipe bought Cals Eyes
after a humble Devon selling
won by six lengths, with
Russborough double that dis¬
tance away in third place.
A sponsored race at Kcmpton
Park in a fortnight's time is next
race earlier in the season, he did on the agenda for Cats Eyes.
so because the five-year-old
looked, as he put iu “like a real
with the Waterford Crystal
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the
racehorse”. After the son of Cheltenham Festival.
Sparkler had gained his fourth
successive victory for Pipe
yesterday, that assessment is
beginning to look something of Eye's street.
dream for the weeks ahead. On
yesterday's showing that glitter¬
ing prize could be right up Cats
an understatement.
As he had done in his
previous races. Paul Leach took
Cals Eyes ahead virtually from
the sum. Despite clouting lwo
The victory of Graiguenama¬
nagh al 50-1 in ihe Bognor
Regis Chase left the Fontweil
commentator tongue-tied, the
sun-drenched crowd speechless
hurdles on the first circuit, he and Lindsay Bower, his trainer.
breathless with excitement. "I
didn't think he was good
enough to win a seller." Miss
Bower said happily after the
superbly cfifcctixc Roger Rowell
had driven Ihe len-vcar-old past
the pace-setting Ro's Owen on
the fiat.
Monkton Rill's victory at 25-
I in the Sclscy Novices’ Chase
was yet another blow for the
small man. Trained by Peter
Dufoscc. a West Country
farmer, whose Mcmbridge won
at long odds at Sandown Park
last week. Monkton Rill jumped
superbly to leave his rivals
floundering.
Dufosee bred Monkton Rill
from his family mare. Miss
Sialbridgc. who is related to
Stalhridge Colonist. Mcmbridge
is her full brother as is
Mcmberson. who won at Devon
earlier this season. All three,
incidentally, were ridden to
\ ictory by Richard Dun woody.
Dufosee has an unraced half
brother lo those Ihrcc by Nearly
A Hand and Miss Stalbridge
herself is in foal again to New
Member, the sire of his winning
trio.
Pipe's luck finally ran out as
his hot favourite. Silver Maid,
crashed heavily when challeng¬
ing at the second-last hurdle in
the day's final evcnL the
Lyminster Handicap Hurdle.
Victory went lo the locally
trained Ikoyi SunscL complet¬
ing a double for Dun woody, a
young man who. like Pipe,
relies a lot more on talent than
luck for his ever increasing
• Bob Tisdall has been backed
with Corals for Saturday's
Schweppes Gold Trophy and is now
ln-1 from 25-1.
Course specialists
WARWICK
TRAINERS: N Henderson 11 winners from 44
runners, 25 0%: F Walwvn 17 from 84, 20-2*i:
T Forster 10 from 75.13.3V
JOCKEYS; H Davies 20 winners from 88 rides.
22-7*.; S Uorshead 10 Iron 56. IT sn«: K
Mooney 9 from 51 .17.6?«.
CARLISLE
TRAINERS: N Bycroft 8 winners from u
runners. 57IV G RiCtiarda 40 from 201.
19 ?*•: W 4 * Teonenson 24 from 1B8.12 IV
JOCKEYS: N Doughty 21 winners from 109
rates. 193V C HanUrtS 11 from 79.13.9V C
Grant 10 front 74.13-5*4
OFFICIAL SCRATCH!NGS; Ail engagements
Kteadl. Double 5lap. Rotters Bridge. Stela
Venture. A stead
behind Rathconraih. Before the
cutting. Miss Dare had taken the
lead and went on to win easily by
ten lengths.
The Audi qualifier was never in
daubi with Tim Thomson Jones,
freyh from his success on Further
Thought nt Sandown the day before,
always King handy on Mail Murphy
and winning by a conforlable one
and a half lengths from Normal
Approach.
Terry Smith, ihc Wokingham hay
and straw merchant had his tint
rides Tor 15 years with mixed
fortune. In ihe Members', won by
Right Mingle, he fell on Well Bread,
hut laier won the Maiden on
Jymario. Riding a very professional
linsih. he beat Lord 1 Oakscv's
daughter. Sarah Lawrence, ihe long-
lime leader on Master Ben. Smith
held a jockeys licence for one year
in L170, after having had three wins
on the racecourse proper as an
amateur.
Ai Higham. the organization for
■he Easton meeting left a lot lo be
desired. Wandana did not appear on
the race card and yet won the
Adjacent Hunts rare.
In ihc next race. Flamenco was
backed down from 0-1 to 8-1 when
it was announced, just before the
start, that he was in fact Flamenco
Dancer. The bets were unsuccessful,
as he pulled up. but so were those on
David Turner. Many were surprised
when his Applcjo was- not with
Willie Sporburg he was adjudged to
be half a length adrift at the post.
The judge made a blatant mistake
over the minor places in the ladies'
race. After a laic change of plan.
ZarajcfT ran here in the Pidgcan
colour instead of Random Leg and
won with only a little difficulty from
Jackie Hodge, on Southern Prince,
with Samantha Andrews thtec
k-nghts behind on Bat I yard Slipper.
The oft'ical result showed these
places reversed and. even after the
intervention of both riders and Ihc
Mcw-ards. the judge would not
amend this verdict.
The most pleasing feature at this
meeting was Combat Princess's win
in the Restricted. Still a maiden al
11 years old. it w-as her 21st race a-nd
gate her owners daughter. Mary
Fuller, her first success.
next Monday, probably at .Stourb¬
ridge. to-iron, out‘some of the
The Rugby FootbaH Union will
probably establish-' aC _ a 'fiill
obvious scrummaging problems. So committee mceting arTwickcoham
intent were ■ the ■ tight forwards bn
holding the - French drive that
next month-their official reaction to.
a feasibility study being- presented
control of ihc ball was missing. On by Australia and New Zealand for a
ihe other hand; it must have been
rewarding for forwards and coach to
1987 World Cup. Bob'Weighilt.'the
RFU secretary, said yesterday-'
All Blacks in SA talks
Although
until it is discussed by'the cbraicSlt.
confirmed that New Zealand have can notcomment.
received an.official invitation to tour . Mr
South Africa this., summer, the meetk
subject will probably come high on New
the agenda when the New Zealand has^u
Rugby Union Council meet on But,
Friday (David Hands writes).. morei
. fa VOID
It was expected Ibe ' invitation will g
would arrive early in. th* K* y«r.
Even if it bas not. there must have '® rt 1
been discussions between the two
. Mr Bla^ey bas already had twp'
meetings with Mr David Lange, the
New Zealand Prime Minister who
has-nrged the'NZRLJ--not-lb toiar. ;
But. apart from a breakaway
movement by Auckland, who do not
favour the tour, the indicadons are ll
wftl'go ahead: If soi, it is'possible to
envisage protests doping England's
visit to New Zealand, in May. and.
countries. If the tour goes ahead, it
will take place from mid-July until
September. Ces Blazey, the council
• BONN: The West German
Rugbv Federation trill bend a, team
to Smith Africa next yeir although
chairman, said yesterday. “No doubt th *> d “gH" iSLjST"
the invitation will be received but prabfems at home (Renter reports*., -
GOLF
O’Meara
on
From Ballantine, Pebble Beach
Foreign golfers excelled in the camc36ih. AIlogdher^Norman and
WARWICK
Going: good to soft (chase course); soft (hurdles)
1 15 WETHERALL SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE (E534: 2m 330yd) (18
runners)
1 1/ SPLENDID AGAIN (B Stamper} N Tinkler 10-11-10-— --_N THiWar
2 OOpOOO GALA LAD (CO) (Independent Twins Ud) M Jnmea 11-11-1 --K Jonas
3 -p0p2i KENOHILL|MisG Davison)A Davison 10-10-l0(5«x)-RRowe
A 4-00 MORE FOR ENGLAND (C Hamson) D McCain 5-10-9-K Dootan 4
5 30040/ EDWARD'S CORNER (E Hartley) T Barnes 7-10-8-M Barnes
7 004342 ASCOT AGAIN (B) fG SmitflJ J P Smhti 9-10-6-J’Tock
8 000300 SECRET MINSTREL |i Sadler) J Parks B-10-5 -- -
9 pOOfl BRILLIANT FELLOW (Mrs M Cowan) P Montettti 8-10-4-Lynn Whfflen 7
10 «J2ph> CAR (BLUE (B) (Mrs G Davison) A Damson S-10-4- -
11 BOXpl CARLIHGFOROBAYiDTaUllRGravS-IOJ --- B Storey
13 00-pf KATRINA LYNNE (Mrs S Dooien J Doolw 9-10-4-M Pepper
14 322331 WARREN GORSE(J Hughes! S Avery 11-KM-W Hayes 7
15 pf-0 WESTWARD TALBOT (H Jellreyl R Jeffrey B-HW---J Brough 7
17 /OOfO- SPARKLING BARRON (Mrs J Waggon) N Waggon 8-10-1-MrNWaggott7
13 -20004 CLAYMORE IB Gordon) J Towrawn 8-10-1----— - -
19 004 MOON MELOOY (O Marshall) Ron Thompson 4.10-1-layne Thompson 7
ID oto ICACOS BAY (C Brown) E Alston 4-10-0 —- D DutTon
21 000000 LrTTLE TYRANT (B) (MSiewamB Richmond S-toO-SKeighUay
1984: abandoned - waterlogged
11-4 Kano HID. 7-2 Car&nglord Bay. 5 Ascot Again, 6 Wan Bn Gorss. 8 Secret MkntreL 12
More For England. 16 Moon Melody. 20 others.
Carlisle selections
1.15 Kcno Hill. 1.45 Succeeded. 115 Swop Shop. 2.45 Cool Andy 3.15 The
Divider. 3.45 Troilcna.
GOING: Soft
1.30 RYTON NOVICE HURDLE (£1,206; 2m) (25 runners)
1 0 AISUNG GAEL (E KJrtland) D Gandotfo 5-11-6-- -
2 022-03 AL-ABJAA (BP) iD Parody) C Jackson5-11-6 J Burke
3 BRIANOGAN (Mrs J Cotton! T Former 5-11-fl—----H Davies
5 BROUGHTON STAR (R Dineen) T Forster 5-11-6— -RDunwoody
6 0O2FFO/ COUNCILLOR BILL (R Mathew) Mrs J Barrow 9-11-6 --—Peter Hohba
7 423 DOWN FLIGHT (A ASrrirtjC Holmes 5-11-6-A Wet*
B 0 DROMOQAN |J Enms)MHEastertiy5-11-6-JWN-RUNNER
9 000/U4U- DUTCH CHALLENGER (A HoMngsworth) A Ho«nga«iwUi 8-11-6
MrBDowling7
10 0 EIGHTH WONDER (RFalrtey)M Haynes6-t 1-6--- -
13 0 FIRST QUADRANT (Mrs E Richards) H O'NeU 7-11-6 -M Hammond
15 P HEADIN' ON (Mrs H Knttl) M EcWey 5-11-6--
18 LAST ENEMY (TSIranon Smith) J Wetter MI-6-GMcCoai
19 D0-P2B LEVANT WAY (Mrs M BtsqrovetW Ftsher 5-11-6- -
20 00-003 MERCHANT FRUITERER (L PerryJ B McMahon 5-11-6-7 Wan
21 4Q/00P-0 Ml DAD (Placard Ltd) Mrs J Pitman 8-11-6-MP«man7
23 P-00 MUVMYS SWIFT (W Hamwan-Ailan) T Halkm 6-11-8___...-.BWnght
24 0 PADDY SUEVEEN (Mrs5GtaverJ JG*ver 5-11 -6-DMcKeonn7
25 0 PINK PANTHER (Sir G Glover) R Hofllnsheed 5-11-8-JJO'Ne#
21 4Q/OOP-0 Ml DAD
23 P-00 MUVM1
24 0 PADDY
25 0 PINK PI
FORM: KOUHOS [11-5] beet Rue-The-Day (11-0) 1 >ji Towcester Dumpers' (2m. £887, good to
hrm. Nov 3.17 rent, with PARATROOP ni-5l 10th. LEVANT WAY. orought down CtwUenhaniJan
2. previously (10-10) 1 l 'jt 2nd of 20 to SOenr Surrender (10-61 al Wtncanun (2m tvSe. £879. good
to soh. Dec 26| OAKLEY HOUSE |ii-0) I3t 5<h 0(14 to The Breenor (11-0) at Nnwhury pm We.
£1.406. gra* to soft. Nov 14). MEADOW MILD. Wetherhy buttpem whiner Octottr. (10-9) 12tn of
24 to Target Man (11-0) at Newcastle (2m hude. £r.021. heavy. Dec 3) SILVER KEYS (t0-S) 8%l
5th ot 20 to Ruths Magic (10-9) at Worcester (bn hdte. £840, heavy. Dec 19)
. Se lecti o n: OAKLEY HOUSE.
0
|v 3.0 GEORGE CONEY CHALLENGE CUP (Handicap chase: £3,340:3m 4f
l 160yd) (10)
R 4 23-4402 CORBIERE fBBumwgn) Mrs J Pitman 10-11-7_B Da Ha an
_ 9 22lflp-1 LAST SUSPECT (Anne Duchease ot Westminster) T Forster 11-1t-7._Ji Davies
7 7 4310H- SOUHULL SPORT(SolftiV Sports Ltd)J Speartngll-10-3 —_—^SMoreheed
- 8 p-«20p WINNING BH1EF (MO Grady) MNaughlon 10-10-2---R Strange
*> 9 rAKK-pl BONWOUEN Id (L Thwarfes) F Svafwyn - s -__K Mooney
10 0-44320 MID DAY GUN , (Q (RGWk»3)J Wetter 11 -104) --_A Wetter
n . 11 3p-0u43 WOODLANDS LAO (P Pmchard) P Pmchard 10-10-0-CMann
- 15 04p0-30 VULRORY*S PIE (Mrs H Dawson) Mrs H Dowson 8-10-0-PNaJtofc
f 16 3400(A) BAULKING BYWAY (Miss R Harper) Miss R Harper 10- 1<M .—Miss R Harper
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. the other European four- players,
bringing id mind Ken Brown's past and present gkaned a total of
optimistic assscssmem earlier in ihc £42.000 in . prize money,
tournament: “European pro- Looking back: ft is obvious that
fcssionals arc gelling better and- Norman and Langer both had a very
belter while I don't think Americans good chance to win here, for each
00-00 TWO MINUTES (MLJleylJ Spearing 6-11-6-ROiddn
P PLAYBOY BUNNY (Mrs NMacauley] Mrs NMacauley 7-11-1 -K Sims 7
00000/ VULGAfTS HONOR (P Price) O Often 7-11-1-M CasweB 4
031 CARADO (BJ3) IB Wheaxtey) M Pipe 4-10-12-J 3 Leach
DO JODY'S BOY (F Starr) B Stevens 4-10-10_C Brown
0 PEARL RUN (R Squires) G Price 4.10-10-SMorshead
10 0-44320 MID DAY GUN iq (RGtMxws)J Wetter 11 -IDO -_A Wetter
11 3p-Ou43 WOODLAMW LAO (P Pritchard) P Pritchard 10-104)-C Marat
15 04p0-30 VULROR1TS PIE (Mrs H Dawson) Mrs H Dowson 8-10-0-P NchoOs
16 3400pQ BAULKINGBYWAY (Miss R Harper) Miss R Harper 10-104)-Miss R Hamer
18 u-tl2p2 BAY FOREST(Edark)Mrs EKonnord7-104)(8es)-.S McNe*
7-4 Cortwu. 100-30 LSI Suspect 5 Mid Day Gun. 13-2 Bonum Omen. 8 SoMkA Sport, 10
Winning anal, ifi other5.
P0 SQUIRES GOLD (M Dickinson) M Dickinson 4-10-10_A Harris
1084: Abandoned - Waterlogged,
kjht 5 Al-Attar. 6 Ml Dad-10 Two
11-4 Carado. 100-30 Down FHghL 5 AI-AtjJar. 6 Ml Dad. TO Two Minutes. Pmk Panther. 12
Bn an og an . Broughton Star. 18 others.
FORM: AL-ABJAR, (10-12) a beaten lavaunte when B '-H 3rd to Foresters Lad (10-12) at Leicester
(2m hoitf. El .069. heavy. Jan 29.11 ran). DOWN FLIGHT. (10-12) weakened from tte List-when 321
3rd to Mood Maraierji0-7) at Folksione (2m 80. pravtousty (114)) 41 runner-up to Ceftlc RttJ (11-
0) at Cheftenham. LEVANT WAY. (H4)| beaten whan brouphl down 2 out pm 41 tide. £1.060.
oood to soft. Jan 2. 17 ran) FIRST QUADRANT. (11-4) 271 6th to Rent* Captain (11-4) at
Folkestone (2m hdie. E548. heavy. Dec 18.18 ran). Ml DAO, (11-4) gambled on and did not have
bestol runs when 816ih to Russborough (10-11) ai Piumpton (2m 4lhdle.£62S. heavy. Jen 28.15
ran) CARADO, (10-5) beat MaftiM Road (10-12) by II at Lmgfteld (2«n hde. E548. heavy. Jan 31.7
ran).
Selection: Ml DAD.
Warwick selections
By Mandarin
1.30 Carado. 2.0 Nicklc Moppcit. 2.30 OAKLEY HOLISE Jnap). 3.0
Corbiere. 3.30 Hoi Fever. 4.0 Corn Street.
By Michael Seely
2.0 Nicklc Moppctl. 2.30 Oakley House. 3.30 HOT FEVER (nap).
1.45 STANWIX HANDICAP CHASE (El ,458:3m) (10)
2 0-M13 RIWN FLY (D) (Mrs A Macteggartl A Macteggart IM1-7--M Dwyer
4 31T0U1 SUCCEEDED (D) (W Steohenson) W A Stephenson 8-11-4-MfPJDun
7 -tp233 MRSHUG (D) (K ubver) K Oliver 10-11-10-TGDin
8 -44121 CHETEL (CO) [R Brewra) R Brewrs 11-10-13 A Stringer
9 -3444p TWIFUGHT (CO) iG Leadbitier) B WBdnson 10-10-12 --C Mawkfits
10 144203 HOLBORNHEAD (CD) U Walker) W A Sttthenaon 9-10-12-_.K Jones
n 311212 STRAWHIU. (CD) (Mrs L Ford) E Alston 10-10-11-K Dpotan 4
12 11404p IMMIOTATE (W SMvwwon-Taytor) G Richards 12-10-10 --,-N Dou^iR'
15 l-p304 TENS OR BETTER <D) (Anne Duchess of Westminster) R Francis 11-10-4
R Crank
16 p34ul4 BfTTERMAN (CD) (P Waters) J Jefferson 8-104)---C Grant
5-2 Succeeded. 3 StrawML 4 CheteL 11-2 Rttn Fly. 8 Hotbom Head, 12 Mr Shugg, 16
others.
2.15 MALDEN TIMBER HURDLE (£1.336: 2m 330yd) (15)
1 001 CHIPCHASE (CO) (A Taylor) B WBMnscn5-l 1-5-Mr G Marker 7
3 0- T022 PTTCRUIVIE rMrs V CWmour) G Rtctia/dS 6-11-5- N Oougmy
4 *224 AMADISIJ Artan! T Barron 5-114).. Tuck
5 0 ANOTHER HALF (F MarWanoi D McCan 5-11-0-K Doolan 4
6 04) AORTIC (A Kennedy! R Fisher 6-114). --MMeager4
8 -02033 BORDER TINKER (D MacOonald) D MacOonaM 5-114)-ACocMsum7
9 0-0000 COOL THOMAS (H Rebanks) H Rebanhs 6-114)-__M Barnes
MAGICAL MOMENT (A Canuthera) N Bycroll 5-11-0-PA Charlie n
STABLE LAD (C Moorsum) J Edwards 6-114)- p Bancn
19 00 SWIRL HOWE (W Stephenson) W Stephenson 5-114)-R Lamb
20 10 DRAKE HOUSE (Mrs A ChteoandalelE Alston 5-10-9-D Dutton
^3 KINGS JOY [I Pearson) J Charlton 5-10-9_B Storey
25 322324 MAGGIES GIRL (Mrs M Whiteman) Denys Sntffit 6-10-9-C Grant
27 p RUN FOR POHT (E Sanderson) G Moore 7-10-9-CPimloB
28 0130-2 SWOP SHOP (J Sutcliffe! Miss Z Green 6-10-9-JGoukkng
7-2 Swop Shop. 4 Piter unde. 5 Maggie's Gin. 6 Amatfis. 7 Aortic. 8 CWpehase. 10 Border
TmVJer. 14 oduns.
2.45 KLIX DRINKS HANDICAP HURDLE (£891:3m 100yd) (13)
1 123/0-00 PEN ROYAL (B) U Smith) T Craig 8-11-10-C Gram
2 30/000- BUNCOMBE PRMCE (CJ (J BurgesaJJ Jefferson B-11-10 -.MWS7
3 002212/ COOL ANDY (HRsbanks)H Rebanka 7-11-10----
4 003343 SECRET LAKE (CJ (DMacOonaWD MacDonald 8-11-15——--
5 130-U02 MEND IT (C) (EDtdey) N Bycroft 7-11-5-—— -J* Actuation
6 0-0320p JOE'S FANCY (P Uddle) P Udcfle 7-10-12---GW Gray
7 Itooip/ ALWAYS LMPAC (Let Pee Contetners Ltd) W Bsey 9-10-8-D Dutton
8 332030 WHO'S FREE (CD)^) (T Pearson) J CharSon 10-10-7-B Storey
6 003-020 HEARTBREAK HOTEL (Mrs B Butterwortn) Mrs B Buttarworth 7-10-3
Kirs B Buttarwonh
10 00403-3 MARACASBAY (B) (MraJWaggotl)NWaggoa6-1M-R6am3ftHw
11 000/303- TELEGRAPH BUSH(G RenBeon)GRentoon8-104)--
13 004)000 VICTORY MORN (Mrs E Dixon) J Dixon 9-104)- r -K Dootan 4
1* 0004/04) SAWYBtt! SON (Mrs J Webstar) Mia P Rigby 6-104)-Mrs P Rigby
7-4 Secret Lake, 3 Maracas Bay. 9-2 Mend ft. 6 Heantxeak Hotel. 12 Pan Royal 16
Telegraph Bush. 20 others.
2.0 PRJNCETHORPE HANDICAP CHASE (El .746: 2m 4f) (9) Mav 29. io ram. h
1 3-12303 N1CKLE MOPPETT |D) (P Dresherl J Webber 8-12-3 — .. ..J, Webber
3 0/0312-P UNDER-RATED (D) (R En^ish 4 Sonl R HoWH 7-11 ■€—„... ..P RKftardS 'uJs
4 03-2012 MOUNT HARVARD CO (Lee Furlong id) N Henderson 9-11-3 —P Croucher 4 5^^L niir-v
5 02P104- INTOXICATED (Dl IT IWchola) T Nichofls 11-10-12-1 Doyle 4 5eiectl0tc HiKaY
6 44J0FU2 CRACK A JOKE (D Rande) M Ed'Iey 6-UMO--HDavm
11 OOOP32- NORTH DOWN (N Morgan) N Morgan 9-104)- JR Omar
12 IP-0414 RIVER WARRIOR (D) (J M Brataey) J M Bradley 7-104)-.G Davies 4.0 BURTON f
U 4BF.UP4 ROYAL POTION (D Pearman) D Pearman 10-10-0---RDunwoody n
15 00000P DAN DARE (0 Henley) O Henley 10-104)..—..BPowefl - O
5 Nickte MoppetL 100-30 Mount Harvard. 5 Crack A Joke. 13-2 Under-Rated. 8 River 8 100101 C
Warner. 10 Intoxicated. 12 North Down. 16 outers.
FORM: NtCKLE MOPPETT. 1104)1 91 3rd ot 11 to dawdled 111-10) at Chehanham (2m « ch. 9 n»/0n K
EJ.U2. soft. Jan 26l MOUNT HARVARD. (1 1-10)2'.ia«I of 6 to Oort Lars (t0-10) at Piumpton liJESSU ~
Cm 41 ch. £1.590. heavy. Jan 2B1. -am RIVER WARRIOR. (10-61 *51 away 4tn. CRACK A JOKE, 1| O/OpO-OO O
(11 -3)« 2nd oi6 to Demis Auburn (i 1-7] al Nottingham (2m eft. £1.180. good io soft. Jan 22L « “J" 2
SelecttoreNICKLE MOPPETT. " OSSl 2
Crosa (10-31 by /](at Worcester |3m ch. E3353. good, oct 77. 14 ran). Over a year ago LAST
SUSPECT (10-11) beai CORBIERE (11-9) by I v.-l al Chepstow «wh SOUHULL SPORT. 110-4) 3(B
away 6th (3m 6( ch. £2.025. soft. Jan 24. 1984 13 ram. MIO DAY GUN. (10-2) 1«h to Righttwid
man (11-5) m Welsh National, previously (10-4131 2nd ro Planetmen (1145) an NoBtogham (3m 41
ch. E2.566. good. Dec 8.9 ran).
Selection: MHO DAY GUR
3.30 AIR WEDDING HUNTERS TROPHY CHASE (£979: 2m 4f) (16) .
1 1lp/04p- ACHILL SOUND (F Barton) F Barton 10-12-2 -- JUrSCrank7
2 3/pOlp BEACON RAMBLER |CSpate)C Spate 11-12-2-C Spate 7
3 21130p/ BROCKIE LAW (J Webber) J Webber 7-12-2-Mias T Weber
4 Ip/pp CAW HBJ.IL Oakes) L Oakes 9-12-2- S Roberts 7
5 00 CHARLEY CHEEK (P BenneHl Mrs H Dowson 9-132_H Dowson 7
6 3030p1 COUNTERLONE (D) (J Docker) J Docker 11-12-2 ____J Sharpe4
7 t- HOT FEVER (T HoSand-MarW) T HoUand-Martio 7-12-2_T Hofland-Morttn
8 IP/P122- RUGY (Dl |H Weaving) R Weaving 9-12-2 —__MWIHnson7
9 0212fp- STOBHAN-S JOY (0/C) Mrs C Janaway) Mrg C Janaway 10-12-2 .G Moundrafl
10 THE MIGHTY BOCO(P Htt(T)PHiaU 6-12-2--M Lucas 7
11 pffp/4u- VALARKWIMChurdiesiM Churches 12-12-2_,SSUcWand7
12 0p00/(Jp- YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (A Long) A Long 7-12-2_S long?
14 20-3123 DEEP DEPRESSION (B Oakes] BOakes ltf-11-lt___„BOakos 7
15 3/40400- GAME TRUST (D) (C Nash! C Nash 9-11-11 __L Htevey 7
16 102031- Hi OARUN 1 (O) (H Manners) H Manners 8-11-11_SBt«h7
17 30/4310- wise LADY (0) (Mrs C Stafcvd) Mrs C StoQani 9-11-11_N Oliver 4
13-8 Hot Fever, 3 Rugy. 4 Brockle Law. 8 Vwanon. 10 Siottan'5 Joy, 12 Gana Trust, 16
olhere.
FORM: RUGY (12-9! a 31 runner-up to Smboy (12-5) at Towcester (3m 5J Ch. E449. good Mar 22.
11 ran). SIOBHAnrS JOY lalied to complete on 2 most recenl outings, previously (12-5) beat
COUNTERLONE. 111-101 by ft at Leicester [2m Oh. C726. soft. Feb 27. 18 ran) subsequently
COUNTERLONE (17-01 beat RMgeman (124)) by t’b* at Ultomtor (2m 41 Ch. E509. goood to firm,
Mav 09, io rani. HOT FEVER, rnnee an Impressive pam-to-pomt winner 112-7) was going wef
when lalkng 2 ou! in Maulttuss (12-7) Sandown contest WISE LADY (11-9) 4ffl 6th to Compton
Lad (12-5). previously (11-2) beat UtOe Bisham (12-10] by B at Hereford (2m 4f ch. £059, good to
arc as good as they were four or five staged an early attack. Neither,
years ago." however, could sustain it and m the
Perhaps that was something of a- end O'Meanr became -the winner
warning in' advance about ihe almost by default,
possible outcome of this year’s No praise is too great for Lyle and
RvdcrCupi Bui was it true? Brown. The former, who' makes a
Well. Mark O'Meara hung on,to Jfbil * grandstand finishes, could
win from Curtis Slrange despite a ' won ouiright had he stoned as
vent moderate last round of 73. Bui % '“J. - Br °? n
throughout a final day of. rain and • together adrn.raW}’ at the end.
sunshine. non-Americans chal- ? <ll ? p ^ h h * opcn ? n8 j T ndS . ° f . 71
longed strongly, .and. ai ihe end,. ^ ,P S "’“jc'luin loot a
there were three in the leading nine:. plaj'erl han he really is.
Kikuo Aria, aged 41. ihe Japanese SfT?
No 5. was Ihc joint nmner-up with s M re. rz. «, n. 6
Strange and Larry Rinker: and Greg " K
Norman of Australia and Bernhard -__
Langt/r West Germany lied with SSgSSJc
T om Waison for seventh place. TeweH. 72. m 72.73: CPnln, 74.72.73,8ft
Sandy L>lc hod a wonderful last *** * • 6 *^ II- ^L Wy***- 7a -
r°, und of67. finram hirmcIT was Lyle, y* 71 , 74 , 07 . 29 Q: k Brown^m 75 .
joint 23rd and Peter Ooslerhms 7ias3!POoeterftute.7B 1 72,7*,-7t. 1 -
Stewart turns
professional
GillEaii Stewart (righl), one of
Britain's leading women amateurs
has fumed professional and will
play the complete European circuit
next season. She has already
attracted sponsorship totalling
£15.000 over the next two years - a
record for a British woman
Miss Stewart, aged 26. the
reigning Scottish champion, was
surprisingly rejected by the Curtis
Cup selectors last year. Bm she
ended the season as joint winner of
the British Women Coffer of (he
Year award after beating a field of
professionals lo win the European
Open at Ibe Belfry last September.
TODAY’S FIXTURES
LEADtNO RNAL SCORES (US imteee elttydfa
M3: M O'Meara, 70. 72.S8, 73. 5iC
Strange. 75JB.6A 72; 1 Rinker, 73.72. 7ft 8t
K Araftii), 73. G9.71.71.885c R CddweC 7Si
72. 72. 86: P Stewart. 72, 73. 74, 66. 2» T
Wetson, 75,7L 71.68: B Latter (WO), 7& 71.
71. Tf; 6 Morman UuaL 74. &.T9. 71. MTS 0
TeweH. 72.70. 72.73; OPevIn, 74.72.73.0ft
M»er. 68.71.77.71; L Wadcho. 73.74.88.7ft
O Aiefter. 09.70.78.72. MMhom: Mfc S
Lyle, 7ft 71.74. 87. 290; K Brawn, 71.7ft 7ft
73. M&POQBttrftiJb. 73.72.74.-71.'
l&jZLf'tf
^ X.
C\t : ' * '' ’.f f- t^ ;-r^ :.i-
4.0 BURTON HILL HANDICAP HURDLE (£2.119:2m (16)
2 1010- KLAIROVE (D) (Mro J MdMWwnl B McMahon 6-11-7-.TWte
4 0/433-12 CORN STREET (CD) (M WBuns) J Bostey 7-11-6_M/M Bosley 7
8 100101 COMEDY FAIR (D) (Mr® M NowoO) M H Eastertjy 5-11-11 (7e»!
NON-RUNNER
9 003/003 HIGH OLD TIME (0) tDtefcins Ltd) J Harra 9-HM1_J A Harr®
11 2-33331 NO FLUKE (D) (F Yanfley) F Yercfley 5-10-8 (7ex)...C Smite
12 O/OpO-OO CONS PAIS (D) (F Faulkner) DWtntle 7-10.7_J Amen 7
18 000-20 PEP TALK (L TtnvaiM) F Wahiyn 7-10-5 .. K Mooney
20 003021 WINART (BF1 (MraVTaytanRHodges7-1 (M__SEarle7
23 224331 CHARLOTTE'S DUNCE (D) (Mrs N Wwstprook) M H Eesterby 5-10-3
NON-RUNNER
24 004/00 SALLY BLUE (Mra S liHgftton C Jaekson 9-10-2_ j Burke
25 310-030 PIP (D) (F Stan) B Stevens 6-10-0_ £ Brounv
27 000002- BAU GEORGE (Dl |Mre M Jackson!PM Taylor 7-104)_-A Carroll
2.30 MALDEN TIMBER NOVICE HURDLE (Qualifier £1.864:2m) (18)
4 BEAUVALE (Mrs H Matson) N Gasefle 6-114)...V Mcksvitt
b p-000 CALL ON DICK1NS (Dickro UP! J Harris b-11-0 —-..-JAHams
6 BSOpO- CAPE FLATTERY|K Hitchman)R Hanop6-114) --JBanow
— - -- >» ____S Snarpe
-FOOTBALL
7.30 unless staled
International match
V Leicester CHy (7J»r Sundertend v ywgen
AOlteOC- -
FOOTBALL COMNNATIOtt: Ftodemoutfi v
WattorO: Southampton v Araerad.
Republic of Ireland v Italy (at Dalymount « Tnamv- -- n, -,,,. - ■ j
Park. Dublin) u
(D) (F Stan) B Stevens 6-10-0_......__ £ Brown
GEORGE (Dl |MreM JachsoniPM Taytor 7-104)_A Carrot!
G ppOOpO- COOMBE GREEN (R Snail) R Stem 7-114)
27 000002- BAU GEORGE (Dl (Mrs M Jack son! PM Taylor 7-104)_A Carrot!
28 43101 SPRINGLE (D) (PWaUron)H Hoifinshead 4-104)_J J O'Neil
31 04140-p TIT FOR TAT (D) i Mas R KmgiMtas A King 8-104)_JJ Jenkins 7
32 t00pp-p PRINCE PIRATE |0 Henley) O Harloy 10-10-0 _WEktertteM4
33 021110 I WONDER WHEN (Mra M Begrove] R Hodges 4-10-0.. -
11-4 Corn Sue*. 4 No FVAe. 6 Scnngte. B Pep Ta&. Kburav& 10 HAnarL High Old Time. 14
outers.
FORM: KLAIROVE^ wins last season included (JO- 12 ) 81 beaten of FaSdand Hero (10-12) M
Leicester i2m Nov hdte. Ci.i36, heavy. Jan 31. 19W. CORN STREET (1141) 151 2no ollD to
Nassau Roy die (t0-5l ai NotVnaham (2m Nov Hdte. E5Q7. good to soft. Dec 22). COMEDY FAR,
makes quick leappearance after (104)) Beal mg BoM Uuslon (KMB 9 at Stratford (2m HcBe.
£3,375. good to Mil. Feb 2.10 ran), previously (10-11) beat HIGH OLD TIME (10-S) 7)« Cattenck
3.15 KIRKUNTON NOVICE CHASE (£957:2m 4f) (16)
2 21-fi43 PEBBLE BLAND (Q (Mra R DoccharjG Richards MM0 -
3 004)211 THE DtVTDER (CDKBF) [J Artkan) Mrs T Cnkler 7-11-10-
—OCoakteyi
_T G Dun
9 COTTAGE RUN (Mra M Rogery O W-cbotson 5-114)- PScudemora
12 FREnCHLANOS LANE (Mrs ST«rton| kVlSTamtonS-HO....CSmuh
13 000 GOLDEN RAIDER IMrs \V Gartianj D wsftclson 5-11-0...b Nawrun
16 KOUROS if Stan) Mis N tCermedy 5-114) ROurwoody
17 0O-p2b LEVANT WAY (Mra M Bocrove) W r«ner 5-114)---H Davies
16 ObO LORD LAURENCE (Mr? LDeoiey)DGarrJo«o 5-114).. -
21 08 OAKLEY HOUffi (R Woodwartfl FWolwvn 6-11-0-SSMston
22 0 PARATROOP |P YrttaJC Vernon M** 7-114) .Mr A J Wilson
23 40 PROUD PILGRIM (General &r C Stacker) G Iftoraw 6-11-0 ---- - -
28 p AUGUST FOLLY |C HWts) R Hanop 5-1D-9...-.J Bartow
30 FERNESSA (Mra M Henrioues) u Hemques5-ltM--- -
33 e UNCOMBE LASS (r Yanfley] F YanSey fr-10-9__„P5Cud3to0re
34 0 mSdOWMAID (Un U NoEern M H East aray 5-10-9- NON-RUNNER
37 pOO SILVER KEYS (Mra B Qsvts) M Ppe 5-10-9-- -.P Leach
9-4 Oakley House. 3 ttouros, 4 Levan! Way. 13-2 Stiver Keys. B Proud PJgnm. 10 Golden
Ra*iw. toothers
heavy. Jan U CHARLOTTE’S DUNCE m-0| beat Skeotmgs 11141)61 at CaHenck (2m Nov Htfle.
£588. mod to soft. Doc 31. i6ran) SPR!NOLE|10-tl)beai Lord Butch (104) at Lutflew (2m Juv
FontweD results
vimai A princess (pu). 33 OasseBs (puy
Fotdanesi. Cnjnojtorin. Mflitown Boy. Beau a
Grt. Ncwe'te (ur). Snatch Back (puL Val's
Pncu 19 ran. 3i. UB. 2 ’.-l. 8. *«■. G Harbgan ai
Tow; TOTE £B3ft S2 50 £4 70. £6 30 Df
£4750 CSF £8354 Bought m 2.500 gns.
Going Mil p,^ jg ran. 3t. KB. 2 , rl. 8. »•!. i
1.30 1 2m 21 chi. 1. TEN SEARS (G Charles- t u w; TOTE £6.30-. £2 50 £4 70
Jews 13-3 tar). 2. Awning |P Cloudier, 11-4). yyjo CSF £8354 0oucMm2.5l
3. Runwiefc Prospect (M Hoad. 10-1! ALSO „ ^
RAN- 5 Goto Racer (u/.). 14 SprmgvwM Boy 3 30(3 jt. 2MlOrt JJSS'JpmSL? tS
n. Grange in. 33 Scale The Hants Oumx att nj
1- tnj. SO ft«l Rep&n ,f>. e ran. 121 301.2ti?V M 3.
Jones at GwWterd. TOTE £220: El.iO. £i 30. fa*
DF £3.50 CSF: £553. Brn fur]. 12 Ffl 0* F« (M). 50 Moydrum (ft
2- 0 I’m 2f Itfle) 1. CATES EYES IP Leacn. 9-21. TirfrtUW t-*tti) Sm 2^30.1* P Oulcsea a!
ft Maganyos g Wtete. 4-H; 3. Russborough (R TOTE _£20 £310. El 2a
Rtjweii. 14-U ALSO RAN: 11-4 tav Man Aaout £3 50 DF £59 70 CSF. £119.08.
TtwnfAlM. 6 Firing Parte (5mi, 10 Averon,14 4 Q ^ a ^ IKOYI SUNSET (fl
Caasw LL 16 Mann (Slig. aonaaW oumvocOr. 6 - 1 ): ft Cmri Led (G Chwtes
to-jl. 40 toummore Sfreet Afrgm>- Steel. lOO j 14 . 1>: 3 _ 14 ^, i C Brawn. &1). Also
Corv/ron (ERil. Royal Suwra ittl I3ran,&. [an 3 _j 5^er Mato (t), 1 Warily. 16 Upper N«a
K'.»vJm M - 4 lir i n 4 A 'SS?'S?T* T 2el (5m). 20 Chummy s Boy. 25 Boyne Salmon,
p« irv r-jon rPri. nr- *iS7ft rsc- (Gift). 33 cnarym ipui. Woiemnja
Itwl. HWi Heaven |40t]. Calcoton. On Trust
Vrtrdel (PUJ 15 ran. 4fc 5L to. IB 12L S
woodman Bt Crvchester TOTE- £690: £1.60.
£4 BO. £4 30 DF £30.50. CSF: £7029. Tncaat
£1.39805 Placepot £93090
• Stuart Paucmore. the Somerset
miner, has booked Hywol Davies
for Cocaine in Saturday's Sch¬
weppes Hurdle. Pa item ore is more
lhan hopeful about the gelding’s
chances. He said: “I think he will
win. He is well handicapped and
worked well the other day. And is
25*1 in some anic-post lists
• Robert Armstrong has saddled
ten winners at Cagncs-Sur-Mcr
during the Iasi five years, and has
high hopes that he can add to that
tolly when Brown Bear Boy tackles
1 2 opponents in Ihe £4.468 Prix de
Draguignan over five furlongs
today. Paul Tulk partners this
American-bred colt.
Eft ID. £4 00. £2.40. £320. DF- fl370 CSF-
£21
2JS0 (2m 2t eft). 1. GRAIGUENAMANAGH (R
RcweH. S0-H: ft He'* Owen (ft Davi«, 9-2): 3.
Scottish Sound (R Unigy. 7-t). ALSO RAN 5-2
lav Sara Linda fun. lt-2 Master Nibble |4!ft).
Snmy Capper (6m). 6 Bash Street Kie I5dii 7
rar.. Nft Pitftam. 21. Itt. II. 41 . Jt.-i. Mas L
Bcwer a! Alrestard. TOTE. £94 80: £20.40.
£2.r0. DF. EMftO. CSF £218.32.
3.0 I2te V Itdlfl) 1, PEARL KING |R Unlay.
11 - 21 : ft Keiry's Court |G Moore. 16-H: 3.
Classic Owen (fi Atkins. l2-<). Also ran- 2 Lav
E2.m. DF. £69ft0. CSF £218.32. • Richard Rowe, makes his first
3.0 I2rn « ftdte) 1, PEARL KING |R Untoy. ' 10 ,0 _ r,dc Kc D°
n-2i: ft Kenjr's Conn (G Moore, ifrli: 3. Hill and Prince Bait. Rowe, who
Classic 0«ran (fi Atkins. 13-t). Also tan- 2 iw jj %t s f n Slornnglon in Sussex, faces
Mr Menacing (6tot. T Msry Rocket. WHyTto o/y, _:i. ° rn|jnd , n _ .j. c
Mosae 12 Paramount (Aitij 14 Taras Cnanot ^ - n L‘"' rauna ,r,p 10 inc
(5mi. 20 Cavan Pnnoaas. Carol bury Ftyar, 25 L UUlbnait v CiUfSC.
HOe. 0133. good to soft. Dec (8 .18 ronL
SELECTION: HIGH OLD TIME
Wolverhampton
Going: good to soft.
1.45 (2m hde) l. WAIHAN (A Hutourd. 12-1)-.
2 S1a* ftmt (C C^wtey. 20-1). 3. Arapaho
Puree (P Bmwi. 100-30 lav). ALSO RAN: 9-2
Taeftyros l8mi. 6 EArtm? Sprit iSlMI. 9 Man In
Grey (pul. 9 Cradto nt Jan ,'4 mi 10 Seomsft
Boy. 11 Take ft Gundy. 33 Stamias. WW Pegqity
Itt) 50 Bakmger's My (pul. Dreadnougtn.
Vutroni'5 CJovm Rum River. 0m Injun. 16 ran
NR. Habarme. SI. II. B. S. 4L M W EcWey at
Ludfour TOTE. £1090: £4.M. £7.50 £l 90. DF.
£170.80. CSF. £196.17.
its (2m dl) 1. PAPERACER (R StrortM.
9-21.2. Secondary mage tR O Leay. S-2 tav):
3. TaUorwJ 7o roeaa (W Dwyer, lizi. ALSO
RAN 6 Dee Park (Sim. 7 Bumtiitch Boy KttiL
15-2 Sundial (t). 9 Corbenvin (ft. 20 Waveney
Wlsft ffthL Mora Fur (pul. Jmja Thyme. 10 raa
NR: Ce«ic Princess. 8. 3L sh ltd. a. 121. B
Prw« 81 Teltord TOTE £520. £1.30. £1.60.
£2.40 OF- £15 50 CSF- C16.I6. Truest
£64.11 Siewards teauity. tee plaonas
remaned unaltered.
2.45 l2m 41 cn) 1. OUESENBERG (B de
Haan. 114 (av£ 5. Entmeeon (A Wetter. 6-ir.
3. Stoeraby (A Canon. 7-t). ALSO RAN. a
'RuluS T Firolhr IpuL 1M Joiw'3 Present f4th>.
10 Cnmeoppor (5»I. Flenwigion (I). S»
Sunyone. 33 EJ Scarwate Jbwi. 8 And K
Acertem (11. Blue SpecHte (ft. Bnwied Boy (pm.
Tarvitt? (pm. Carden Spirit. Fattier Flash 15
ran. 8. II. 71. Gf. 81 Mrs J Pitman ai Upper
Lambuum. TOTE: £5.20: £2.30. £1 30. £1.80.
DF; L14J0. CSF-£18.58.
3 15 (3m l( cft| 1. SMITH’S MAN (M PerretL
7-4 tavi, 2 . Roy script (P Dewr. 3-1): 3, Leney
Dwd (P Scudamore. 12-lt Also rare V3-2
Perwruiny Plus («m). 7 Moor Close ( 8 B 1 ). 14
Second dhristen
Brighton v Carlisle (7.45)
Crystal Palace v Oxford (7.45]
Middlesbrough v OWham
Freight Rover Trophy
First round, first leg
Northern section
Bury v Chester
Rochdale v Preston
First round, second lag
Northern section
Chsstarflefd v Rotherham (1-1)
Crewe v Bolton (2-3)
Northampton v Ron Vais (1-1)
Wigan v Wrexham (2-2)
Yorik v Doncaster (0-0)
Southern section
AWershoiv Orient (0-0>
Bournemouth v Rymoirih fl-2)
Cambridge v Petertxirougli (1-2)
Colchester v Gttiraham ( 2 ^
Swindon v Torquay ft-1)
Scottish Cup
Third round
St Johnstone v Dundee
DHSH CUP: Rnl ro u nd reptey: Ne w ry
Enftetov Weymouth.
SpVOWARM ISTHMIAN LEAGUE: Aentar
Ateloro Uytorotone and Word v Bognor
Ragte: Wycombe Wanderara v Nhh.
foatoned: BWwp'* Stortfort v woktognem:
Tttttng end Mncriem v Wrthamstow Avnraw,
Rrat Amok Avetey v Walton end Herttan'
Homefturefi v wwong: Wemteey v Ubuee.
Fostponec: Uwmartiead ' V Parnboroutt;
Stamea v MeWpo Me n Pofca. Second dhitefan
nortfc Cheeftwit v Marlow; S t even e pe v
SaRron Waionn. second tfvteton mfe-
Bannaad v ^jhom: Easnoume united »
Horanem: Sounwi v Rakthem.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE: SOUSteTO- dMteare
Dunstable * Cambridge CKy.
NORTHERN Pftwfel LEAGUE: Gooto *
Wortaop; MedclnllaUvHoratoh.
ESSEX THAMES-CDC TROPHY: Alt Mend
^pmg Town * Ctepton.
tferrg cHARrrr^TOj: Rwet BertO w T iwe d
v L e t dMw tB i Cardan City (at B e rUuiwtwl
TownFti . ...
I«RT8 SENIOR CUB*: Secoofl round: flWftSp^
Snraorerv Borraa. .. r v.
LONDM4 SENIOR CUP! Ffrll rouocC Hatlngty
Borough v SoutfuK Wteing v HvefiakL
ALLDERS 5URREY SEJOOr CUP: Pint round:
L eaaiem ea d » Fattetah. Deptote Sutton
United v Kn grt onim; TooBng and IBritont r
Limoaum TOTE: £2.60; Et 10, £2.10. Eft20.
OF- £4.40 CSF £720. Tncast E«.5a
3 45 (2m hde) 1. UFE GUARD fJ FrnsL 15-
2). ft Wnieffl (Mr S Sherwood. SM); 3. Fifty
Bucks (S Mcrthead. 7-2). Also ran 2-1 lav
Stuitfng Jenny l-uft). 14 U**tes (5th). 20
Misty Lough. 33 HflddSK (60iL 50 Action Day,
Gerard Lurie tout Highland Farmer. Himoartan
Pinnca. Mwnertn. Benny flyrror. utto K/ian.
Nuggets Daughter (put, Some Kaitty. IG ran.
NR N-Abjar. 1L 71. 8. II It ST Harris ai
Amorsham. TOTE: CS.3Q; E1.fi). £1.0). El 50.
Df.£7J90.CSF:E24ft0.
< IS (2m 41 heue) 1. MODEL PUPIL (J Burka.
i2-lp ft Pelhain Line (C Sndth. 7-IL 3, Lane
RaMer (J A Hares, 50-1). 4, Donemii Hope (G
Newman. 50-1) Also ran. 3 lav Go to Steep, 9- !
2 Javosa (Bfti). 8 Havon Air. 10 CrrniKXi Knmfii, ;
12 ilw Omb. 18 Good Trade. Ryecroft.
RttoAn. 20 But# (5oi|. Ou Monstour, •
Randomly, 25 Gods WU, Regency Tam. 33 '
Grand Review. 50 King JMua> (pu). The Doco
Dane. 20 raa M. 8*. 3L H 2 t»i. 0 0'Nofl at
Cftelfimham. TOTE. £71 20: £12 50. £2.40.
£3250. El 19ft DF' C49J50. CSF: E95.71
TncSBL £3.742.99. PUccpot £20.85.
CENTRAL LEAGUE: FM tHtion: Evorton v
Coventry (7.0 k Manchester Qty v Liverpool
(6-45); Mandtesof United v Oorts*; Notts
County v Newcastle United (7Gt Sheffield
Wednesday v Stoke Qty (7.0). Second
Ovtadon: Bundy v flotnemant (Anted (7^fc
Grimsby Town vOWhamAthtetto; LWteUnfted
ESSEX SENIOR CUP: Dnrolnr Rnaf Weflftaff-'
now Avenue v Harlow,
CLUB MATCHES: Aberdeen v Pontypridd
(7.01 Newport v Bridgend.
BASKETBALL -
NATIONAL LEAGUE: First dhtaion; FSO CM*
MOriChMter.v Sparrings SdentStn|flJ9>: ' '
ICE HOCKEY -V.-
Uretsky leads Vikings to victory
By Robert Pryce ■
^ At the 2 1 si lime of frying.
Southampton Vikings gained iheir
firsi British League points of fhc
season on Sunday, beating Notting¬
ham Panlhere 3-1
For Marshall Urctshy. a Canu-
dian from Toronto and their new
playcr-coaih. resigned on Saturday,
cuing the icam’s tu-k of-effort
Sunday provided some relict to
his frufttraiions. After Southampton
had fallen 2-0 behind
Ureisky got the winner with toss •
lhan six* miriiiin tb play. : V-'.vV.
RESULTS: Pranuer dtoteto«','.f»rai«y - r
Bombers 6 . Ourharo Wasps ift'nfa Ffyars 13. .
.Y*atay Warriors ft Noritattwn ■PahtraaT. 6.^
Slroathem Redaktm ft SoMpm Wdogji
DtmflM Rodteri If; 5owftB»p«r .
«™ft9ftam PeftJhareftSveteimRaSw^
Dm ham wupc ii:: wiwtoy ; Wareo w^-- —
Murreyfreu Racers - 1ft-. Att ; 4M9 i- •
Wnncnam Aces ft CrOwtree. dtoja'•*
Boumomofti Sra^ tg, Btedepool .
peastoe Dragons 3, Gtasysri fhi*Sfl^J*f ;
Pwamoraugh Firms isTSSrondflfwtt-
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
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.art their fifth iaaft.
out ae&nce as being the' best'
way 10 sayethcfifth Te*t match ‘
bereyesladay, ;««lin<Soi^» :
.tbey built up some degree-of
trouble for Themselves. After
**niug at 163 for one, needing'
353 to save the fbDdw^on, they
bad declined by ie&:-&> 294 for
sb- but.^om, wbo'bad made•’•.i=,
only-57 funs in the series until.
now, pulled them through, m n>h
ibe help of Edmonds,--so that.
today’s-events are fflcely io.be of
nitle more -than .a c ad em ic
interest. A}' the dose last night
England were 373 for six. still
180 behind. . £
Nothing gives a better idea of
the extent to which England
concentrated oh survival than
the feet that Gatins, -whose
inclination is to try and hit the
cover , off every ball, batted 56
overs, for 62- He-stroply stuck
-out his jaw.. thrust his front foot
forward, head well over thebaJL.
and presented the most solid of
fronts. As. an. -exercise in
application’ it was- notable,
though even " an hour of his
natural game might have been
just as effective. ■
England had'two 'things on
their minds the low bounce of
the ball ’ (this accounted for
Robinson) and the follow-on.
They thought 1 of - tittle else.
India, for . then*' part,- believed
that- thdr best chance lay-in
plugging away with an old ball
When they took a newdne, only
two: overs of the day wot left
and 167 .overs hadbeen bowled
with the original "prune”. ...
There were, of course, techni-
Kapfl Den trapped Robinson
cal reasons far this. The
spinners thought that the softer
the ball the harder it would be
for the batsmen to get away. It
would-. also give the bowlers
’ themselves more purchase and
might have a better chance of
. scuttling under the bat than a
newer one with more bounce in
ft.
Nowhere is. -the science of
slow, bowling: better understood
than in India, and the three
wickets that fell within - 25
minutes of each other in the
second hour of the afternoon
were taken, in feci, with a ball
already 130 overs old, which
must have felt like a rag doll.
Srvaramakrishnan has bow¬
led 53 overs in the innings so far
without taking a wicket. If that
is much to England's credit, h
has also to be said that he did
beat the bat a good deal. Gopal
Sharma. the diminutive 24-
year-old newcomer, bowled his
off-breaks accurately and, at
McDermott set dose leads new
for return- election move
. . Sydney (Reiner) - Craig McDer¬
mott. the Queensland fist bonder,
had recovered from a viral, infection
and will return to the Australian
team for the firat of-he World Series
.Cup finals against West Indies at the
Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow.
McDermott ws forced to miss
Australia's final qualifying- match
against. Sri Lanka in. «3tfr: on-
Sunday becausgof the rb faction but"
he has how made a full recovery.
Allan - Border, the ' Australian
captain, said yesterday Kim Hughes
could also* return to ihe ade.
although be is not-included in the
home team's squad. "T. have the
feeling that it won't be too fongnow
before he;.is back", in. the-sde”,
Bordcrsaid. . ' >> . r . " .T ".,
'Border said fe AusuaJians
pbrined to'ptey - positive - cricket
against Wist Indies.
ADVERTISEMENT I
Yorkshire’s dub committee were
. yesterday blamed for a “sad jgga of
bad management)) in a circular to
all m e mbers from Yorkshire Cricket
- Devotees, the group led by Brian
: Close, the formercodntycaptain.
" This is the opening of an election
campaign for the general committee
; -.which mil end on March 2.
The group, are asking, members to
: support a vote of no confidence in
,• the commiltce,ioend thedual rol of
Geoff Boycott i player and
- committee man. arid -to ruse the
pe r ce n tage of membership required
io ;caR -a spedal general meeting
from ^percent to 10 per cent.
Among the charges aimed al the
committee are: the dismissal‘of Ray
iMingworfo. •spending without
competitive tendering, a^f tire loss
of permanent Test match status for
Headinglcy. '
J time, look the wickets of
< yatiing, Cowdrey and Downlon
• for six runs in eight overs, a
j focmoiable spell for him. Kapil,
; enough he accounted for Robin¬
son, did little more than go
? through the motions. Like the
- whole Indian side, however, he
■ was wholehearted enough in his
' fielding.
In steering England into safe
waters. Gower and. Edmonds
have added an unbroken 87 for
tne seventh wicket. At tea,
, Gower had made only 33 in 41
overs. Afterwards, with Ed¬
monds taking good care of
nun self, foe captain played
more freely, and 20 minutes
from the end the follow-on -was
duly saved. It had been an
interesting day. India stuck at it
well But it was England who
had t he last word - and if the
>: justifies the means, they
could claim that their tactics
' were proved right
Robinson bad ground his
way to within four runs of his
second hundred of the series
when, after 75 minutes play, he
was leg-before to a creeper from
Kapil. With his measured tread
and cool temperament, Robin¬
son has. made a distinct
impression on his first lour.
Wiih the possibility of only one
more innings to come he
averages 60. The ball which
removed him would have hit
the base of the middle stump,
and he knew it. Lamb, on the
other hand, departed nine overs
later in high dudgeon.
When Gavaskar had brought
Kapil on in place of Siva, the
likelihood seemed that he
would claim the new ball,
already long overdue. Instead,
he gave Kapil half a dozen
overs with the old one before
testing Lamb with spin from
both ends. Lunch was pending
by now. but there was enough of
the morning left for Lamb to be
caught at short leg off Shastri.
Upon being given out Lamb
dropped bis bat, shook his bead,
laughed and, with reluctance,
left. An inglorious passage was
not improved by Gatling
demonstrating bow, in bis
opinion. Lamb could not have
been out.
So long as runs were slow m
coming, India were never
without hope. But Gating was
in no mood to yield, and
Gower's liming, when put to the
test, was working better than for
a -while. At afternoon drinks,
England were 276 for three. A ‘
moment earlier. Gating had !
chosen to sweep at something 1
SPORT/LAW
SKIING: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hess rediscovers
flowing style to
win combined title
Bonnie," Italy (Agencies) - Erika
Hess, of Switzerland, made a
dramatic return to form after a
season of disappointment to retain
her women's combined title at ibe
world alpine championships yester¬
day.
Tbe 22-year-old holder of the
Overall World Cup. without a race
victory this season, rediscovered tbe
(lowing style which has won her so
many slaloms in the past to seize the
gold medal today.
Joint sixteenth after Thursday's
downhill half of tbe event* Hess had
to win well and did so by the
derisive margin of i.6Isec. l.I2scc
of which came in tbe first leg.
Sylvia Eder, of Austria moved up
from sixth place in the downhill to
take the combined silver medal by
placing fifth in the slalom.
Tamara KcKinney. of the United
Suits, the >983 overall World Cup
champion, was third in the slalom
and leapt from twenty-second after
the downhill to take tbe combined
bronze.
Miss Hess punched the air in
delighz and satisfaction after her
second ran confirmed her victory.
“1 was only trying to do well in the
slalom and was not thinking of ihe
combined, but after the first run I
realized I could win if, she said.
“It is like coming out of the
desert. This medal is worth even
more than the ones in Schladmins
in 1982 because I have come back
from such a tough time."
Miss Hess said the demanding
courses and hard snow had suited
her today. “I must really look hade a
long way to find myself skiing so
well twice in a row."
The head Swiss coach. Jean-
Pierre Fournier, said: “The old
Erika was back today, skiing two
superb runs like in the oM days."
Miss Hess’s team colleagues.
Maria Walliser. who won the
combination downhill, and Miehria
rigmu who look the downhill sold
medal on Sunday, suffered setbacks.
They fell in the competition
yesterday. Miss Wafliser lost her
balance on the second ran and
missed a gate but she climbed baric
and finished the course to finish in
21st place in the combined. Figini
fell on the first run and was
eliminated.
For Miss McKinney, a 22-year-
old from Squaw Valley. California,
tbe bronze medal came after only
one World Cup win this season, a
slalom in Maribor. Yugoslavia, one
" month ago. Miss McKinney in 1983
became the first American woman
to win the overall World Cup title.
Last season she took the slalom
crown, and finished third both in
overall and pant slalom standings.
“The combined slalom is very
competitive. It favours downh tilers,
but 1 am not complaining", she said.
“1 skied a bit tentatively is the first
run but tbe second was fine.
SLALOM t E Han (SwtttJ Inin 30.79 mc: Z
If Kona* (Uech). 1:32-40; 3. T MeKbmoy fUS)
V32.80: A H Barter ff=H. 133.77; S. S Ector
fAustria) 1:34.17; & U TMca (Pofl. 1:34.43:7. E
TwKdcMTO fusi 13*50: a. e MflcUttradska
fCzj, 1:35.15:9. D Tlafca (FoQ. 1:35-20; 10. B
Oortfc (Sw« 3..13&2S. Breen piaeinfi: 26. 1
Grant (GB). 1:57.50.
COHBMATEO: 1. Hess. 1B.72PEK 2. Edar.
3*42 3. MdQnrew. 44.45: 4. Oort*. 5036; 5.
Barter. 52.16: 6. T HMdwr (WtSV 5725; 7.
TwBfdakens, 6051, 8. V Waftnwr (Austria).
6210; 9. Kciuelt. 84.79: 10. M KfehJ (WG).
84.82 Bdtrsn ptaras: 28. Grant. 282.74.
TENNIS
Back in flight: Gower square-cuts Shastri
Rusinek in with a shout
as Lundgren bows out
By Lewine Mair
Girardeffi
will sign
citizenship
pledge
Schwarzenbach (AP) - Mair
GirardeUi, the Austrian-born World
Cup star, said yesterday that he
would reluctantly sign a pledge to go
through with proceedings for his
Luxembourg citizenship and take
pan in the entreat world Alpine
skiing championships at Bormio.
Girardelii has applied for Luxem¬
bourg citizenship to comply with an
International Ski Federation rule
that a skier bos, or has applied for.
citizenship of tbe country that
enters him hi the world champion¬
ship. The FIS want a letter from
Girardelii confirming that he has
signed his citizenship application
and that he intends to continue to
pursue Luxembourg citizenship at
the end of the championships.
He and his father. Helmut
Girardelii. refused to sign such a
letter until the FIS insisted on it
before permitting him to compete in
tbe races at Bormio.
“In my opinion such a promise is
completely senseless", the skier said
at his father's hotel near here. “I
plan to take part in other world
championships and in the Olym¬
pics. So why the need for such a
formal statutory statement? But
since they insisu PH have to give
that signature. There is little I can
da**
Girardelii will submit his pledge
tomorrow with his entries for tbe
giant siaJom on Thursday and the
slalom three days later. In ibe World
Ctip he leads the overall standings
as well as the slalom and giant
slalom.
SNOW REPORTS
The fofowmg reports have been suppdad by a
tourist boars:
Depth State
(cm) of WSaUw
L U Piste °C
rather loo straight from Ghopal
and survived a dose call for leg-
before. While drinks were being
taken be forgot to change his
gloves, and he had just signalled
for a dry pair when he drove the
first ball after the resumption
back to Ghopal. With only two
runs added, Cowdrey tickled
Ghopal to Kirmani, who took a
lowish leg-side catch. Then,
eight runs after that. Downton.
pushing forward to Ghopal, was
bowled. •
Although England may not
have thought so, this was just
what the game needed. It had
been dying on its feet Now, for
an hour or so. India trad
glimpse of the promised land.
Only Foster, Pocock and
Cowans were left, and when
Edmonds joined Gower. Eng¬
land'were still 63 rans short of
their target. If India could have
taken another wicket straight
away, England's slide might'
have continued. But Gower
played his timeliest innings of
the tour - he will feel all the
better for having done so - and
Edmonds used his long reach to
scotch the ball on the front foot.
Slaying together through the
evening, they made sure, to all
intents and purposes, that
England today will win only
their third full scries in more
than 50 years of louring India.
INDIA: nrel fcmina: S5S ter ttaht (tec (14
AjdtemJdta 122 , D B Vongsaricsr 137, X
SrikJrenfli 84, R J StaM 59).
ENGLAND: FteWm
R T Robiwcn Hmi b Kapfl 86
G Footer c Kiimani b "*■—M G9
M W GetSog c and b Sftastri_ 62
n 11 nmti rTTriHrim H TTtniini 13
*T> I Rermrr rvrf gfi
CSCoaflfrcy c KJrmani b _ j
n » iw mm b Mm—i 1
mrteuMkMiw* 42
EMra* (b 10,4-b 13)_ 23
. Total ffiadOa)-373
N A Farter, P I Pocock and N G Cowrena to
bat
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-156, 2-195, 3-222, 4-
276,5-278,6-286. —
BOWUHOfc Kapi Oav 27-6-65-1, Amamaft
4-1-6-0, Shastri 29-12-46-2, Sfcmteri*-
wan 53-11-132-0, Sterna 54-11-106-3,
Peter Lundgren. who won the first
two events on ihe LTA satellite
circuit, went out in the opening
round of the third at Telford
yesterday to Lior Rusinek of
America, 7-5. 5-7.6-3.
The Suede was out of sons and
up against an opponent for whom
he dearly had no great affection. He
found it difficult to gel charged up
for the occasion, and. when at last
he found some fire, he was fuming
more at Rusinek's attitude than
anything else.
Though not warned for his
behaviour. Rusinek was often
unpleasant to the umpire and
generally had too much to say. too
loudly, concerning most of the
closer calls.
Stuart Bale; whose hacking cough
has become almost an integral part
of his game, swept past Fredcrik
Rosenquist of Sweden. 6-2. 6-1 and
now meets Jason GoodaJL
While Bale played surprisingly
well for one who was so patently
feeling below par. Mcnno Costing,
the Dutchman who caught Bale's
cough when the two played together
in doubles last week, bad a rather
more testing game.
Law Report February 5 1985 House of Lords
Revenue criticized for not using counsel in £4m case
Reed (Inspector fi € Taxes) r
Nova Securities Ltd ■
Before Lord Keith of Kinjcd. Lord
Lord Justice Lawton dissenting)
dismissed the Clrown’s appeal from
Mr Justice Walton (The Tima,
The commissioners had found as
facts -that the shares and debts had
been acquired as trading stock. The
Revenue could only succeed on
appeal if they could show lhat the
commissioners had commincd an
error of law or, pursuant to the-test
laid down by the House of Lords in
Edmund-Duv^ Lmd Bridge ^ 19 p I ,982 l STC 724) Revenue could only succeed on
Of HlSSh.^ord^Brandoa S **“' VWnX appcfll - if . lhey c ?^ • show ■ ^ ^
Oakbrookand Lord Templemaii - wmmissionera had comrnmcd an
, a . . ... . . ineir Lordships enunzed. the error of law or, pursuant to the test
Speeches sow January 3IJ Inland Revenue for appearing laid down by the House of Lords in
Property could only be acquired before the commissioners- by a Edwards r Bairstow ([1956] AC 14)
as trading stock**- within section- departmental official instead of' that no person properly instructed
274(1) of thc lnromc and Corpor- instructing counsel, in a case where in the taw or acting judicially could
aiion Taxes Act 1970 and paragraph a claim to tax relief on nearly £4 have reached foe commissioners'
1{3) of Schedule, 7 to the Finance million tinned on the rcsulL determination.
Act -I965,rif it was acquired for the Mr Jonathan Parker, QC. Mr" The Revenue had handicapped
not only be or a kind that was sold
in ihe ordinary course of the
company’s trade but also be
acquired for the purposes of that
Nova could not have acquired the
bank debts without also acquiring
the shares. Assuming that to be so,
however, the shares had not been
trade with a view to resale at a acquired as trading stock just
Act-I965,rif it was acquired for the Mr Jonathan Parker, QC. Mr
purpose of bring used in the course John Mummery and Mr Peter
of trade with a view to its resale at* Goldsmith for the Crown: Mr C N
profit
.Accordingly. ...where there had
been no commercial justification
and ho reason other than fiscal for
the acquisition by the taxpayer.
■Nova SecuritiesLtd. from its parent
rompany.-Littiewoodfi Organization
Ltd-, of worthless shares m a West
■German company, they had not
been acquired as trading stock, even
assuming .ihat they bad been
acquired as pan of a "package deal"
with bank debts that had been 'so
acquired. .. ■
: The House-of Lords allowed in
part an appeal-by the Grown from
the Court ..of Appeal (The Tima
.December 8. 1983; [1984J I WLR
S37)i who by -a'majority (Lord
Justice.fox and Lord Justice.Kerr.
Beattie. QC and Mr C J F Sokol for
Nova.
LORD TEMPLEMAN said that
the Revenue had allowed The
question whether Nova had ac¬
quired the shares and bank debts as
trading stock to be determined not
! evidence but on the basis of persisting
have reached foe commissioners'
determination.
The Revenue, had handicapped
themselves"by omitting to instruct
counsel to appear before the
commissioners. A similar mistake
had been made in Coates vAmdafe
Properties Ltd ■■ (The Tima
November 27, 1983; {J984J 1WLR
1328).
Despite ample warnings in the
past, the Revenue apeared to be
profit
His Lordship agreed with Lord
Justice Fox that the court could not
conclude that no reasonable tri¬
bunal properly instructed coukl
have decided, on the evidence, that
the bank debts had been acquired by
Nova as trading stock. It was
conceivable ihat Nova might have
decided ‘ to acquire similar debts
from a source unconnected with the
Liulcwoods group and in the hope
of making a. profit either by wailing
until ihe realization of the debts or
by resale.
Different considerations applied
to the shares. The West German
company's assets had been valued at
an agreed statement of facts wholly
silent as to the reasons and
intentions of Nova and Uttiewoods
and as to Die possibility ai any time
of trading with tbe assets.
They had chosen to appear before
the commissioners, before whom
the onus of proving that the. shares
and bank debts had been acquired
as trading stock had lain wiih Nova,
by an official from the solicitors'
office of the department.
appearing by a departmental official
in cases where millions of pounds
were at stake and tbe taw was
complex. That practice should be
reviewed in the interests or the
general body of taxpayers.
His Lordship Agreed with the
practice of not more lhan £200.000. Its debts
had amounted to £8.7 million. The
shares had been worthless. There
had been no conceivable reason,
apart from section 274. why thev
should have changed hands between
Lirtlwoods and Nova at all. No
reasonable tribunal could have
His Lordship agreed with the .y ,Dun3 ' have
unanimous view of the Court of TOnc ' u dca that they had been
Appeal that property could only be acquired by Nova as trading stock.
acquired “as trading stock” if it was , Nova had argued in ibe House of
acquired for the purpose of being Lorc " , ' ie stores had been
used in the course of trade. It must Purchased as part of a package deal;
because they bad been acquired in
connexion with debts lhat had been
so acquired.
The assessment made on Nova
for the accounting period in
question on the basts of a trading
profit of £850 should remain
discharged. The claims to group
relief under section 258 of the 1970
Act, however, hased on a trading
loss of £3.906.765 sustained as a
result of the acquisition of the debts
and shares, ought only be be allowed
on (he basis of a trading loss of
£2.394.176 based on the acquisition
of the debts as trading stock.
LORD BRIDGE, agreeing, added
lhat the Revenue, having allowed
the case to proceed before the
commissioners on an exiguous
agreed statement of facts, had only
themselves to blame that, so far as
the bank debts were concerned, it
was not possible to interfere with
the inference that the com¬
missioners had drawn from the facts
so agreed.
Lord Keith. Lord Edmund-
Davics and Lord Brandon agreed. .
Solicitors: Solicitor of Inland
Revenue: Allen &. Ovcrv.
Counting employees Limit to extending validity of writ
GiproitVCaproa... .
Where an .rinploycr Was an
individual, the ““person" -by whom
an employee was employed fin- the
purposes"- 'of the definition of
rployer*' in section 153(1) of the
>loymerit Protection -(Consoli¬
dation) Act 1978 could include.not
only that individual In-his caparity
as sole proprietor of a business, but
also that same individual in another
capacity, -namely that of partner in
another business.
’.The Employment Appeal Tri-<
buna? (Mr Justiccr Waite, Mr J. P.
M. Bell and Mr R..Thomas), so held
^ Gat the.facts now _
I i dendfoe fcHtrinafcsof. LAWTO, . |
jmmmo obtain aLtitaiand an
I " &voffC8d*ro.lw0r not be
boondfohO?‘.:• v .'"WrEASgPfWO'Jf
NameMfAira/Miss.
from a decision' of. .an . Exeter
industrial tnbunalonJurw 26,1984.'
MR JUSTICE; WAFFE *aid that
the employee.'who wished to pursue
a claim for unfair dismissal had
been employed, by the employer, at
the restaurant of which he was the
sole proprietor., for 17months. The
employer sought tbe protection, of
section- 64A of the 1978 Act
maintaining that he had only
employed 14 people s at- „the
restaurant at the material time, and
that the employee, in order to
pursue his claim, would therefore
. need to show at least two yean'
continuous employment.
The employer was also the owner
of a public house, m partnership
with his wife, where seven people
had been employed at the material
time. The employee sought to
establish that the employer was in
reality the employer of 21 people,
and was therefore outside the ambit
ofscction 64A.
Tbe purpose of section 64A was.
. to give protection to small
employers. That purpose would not
be furthered by imposing on the
formula for counting the number of
employees any .restriction or
• limitation based upon the distinc¬
tion between different capacities of
. the same individual.
That individual was an employer
.both .in his capacity as sole
proprietor and. that of partner.
Accordingly, in the present case, the
employer . could not claim the
protection of section 64A and his
appeal would be dismissed.
Rearresting a ship
lllianPrBstdO
■ - ■ . Malllo,
I I OMITS
" -\ : " flrfarl«tiogy : -
Freepost,- Lflfldem WGl IBS
or phone cm;
The ArcticStar
Tbe justffication for the general
ride thaL mice a vessel'had been
arrested and released on bail- (t
would mi be reanested for the same
.offence. (TV Kalamazoo ((1851) 45
Juris! -885)} was bascd upon';the.
need to avoid oppression and
vexation, and • accordingly.. was
subject to exception where that need
arost •' .* ’ V /
. The Court of Appeal. (Sir John
Donaldson, Masttrof the Rolls and
Loni Justice LJoyd^ so stated on
January 20.dismissing an appeal by
Ibe.dcfendanls. owners of ite ship
ArctIc~Sw.,’from the order "of Mr
Justice-Nttian Who on January 25.
refiised to discharge, or set aside a
warrant of arrest or to release the -
ship from arrest upon security
Offered by the defendants.
. The defendants had contended
that-the judge had-erred in law in
finding that, tire plaipiifls. Naval
Consiiite Assislencia a Maqumas
Marilinws LDA, ship repaired.
.. were entitled to re-arresL the ship
after she had already been arrested
_by the ptainlifis ip respect of ihe
same cause of action in Corpus
‘Chrisli. Texas, and released after
prevision of ^guarantee in the sum
" ordered by the" courts in Texas.
Portico Housing Association
Ltd v Brian Moo rehead and
Partners
Before Lord Justice; Stephenson and
Ix)rd Justice RobertGoff
(Judgment delivered January 25]
A writ was valid for 12 months
and it was only in really exceptional
- cases that tbe effective start of
filiation should be further delayed
beyond that period provided in the
Rules of the Supreme Court. That
applied to building cases as much as
to.any other class of case.
The Coun of Appeal so held,
allowing an appeal by the defendant
engineers. Brian Moorehcad and
Partners, from a refusal by Judge
William Siabb. QC. lb set aside a
renewed writ by the plaintiffs.
Portico Housing Association Ltd.
The writ was issued on
November 3, 1981 and would have
expired on November 2. 1982. It
was renewed ex parte by a district
registrar on October 8. 1982 for 12
months and again ex parte by Judge
Newey. QC. on October 25,1983 for
another six months. It was served
.on April 12,1984.
Tbe defendants' summons to set
it aside was taken out on May 2,
1984 on the grounds that the
plaimifis bad hot shown food and
sufficient reason .for renewing it and
that its renewal deprived them of
their right to defeat ihe plaintiffs'
dafni in whole or in part by
pleading the Limitation Act On
June 22. 1^84. Judge Siabb rejected
those grounds and dismissed the
summons.
Mr william Crowther, QC and
Mr Timothy Lamb for the
defendants; Mr John Uff QC and
Mr Robert Gaiiskclt for the
plaintiffs.
LORD JUSTICE STEPH ENSON
said that the plaintiffs' claim arose
■from professional, services under¬
taken by the defendants as
consulting engineers in connexion
with a contract for 177 houses and
flats in Rockdiffe Street Blackburn,
Lancashire.
The plaintiffs alleged breaches of
duty by the engineers, the main
contractors, the architects, the local
authority and the suppliers of
bricks.
It was pleaded that the engineers
were engaged in or about January
1976 to. provide consulting engin¬
eering services in respect of the
building development and to
provide ail necessary engineering
design and supervision and - ad¬
ministrative services necessary for
successful completion.
Ii was claimed that they failed to
perform those functions properly or
al all with the result that numerous
defects were discovered in the
completed development and in¬
cluded defects in the foundations,
brickwork, roof, upper floors and
stairs, the aged persons unit,
retaining walls, pavings and drain¬
age. .
The evidence as to the discovery
of those , defects was crucial to the
derision of the appeal. The plaintiffs
sought to support the renewed writ
on the ground that they had acted
reasonably and honestly. They
emphasized the complexities of the
case and the difficulty of discover¬
ing the defects, their extent their
cause and the responsibility for
them."
They said it was one thing to
establish defects and quite another
to establish legal liability for them
on the defendants* part, even
assuming that their liability for
design and supervision extended to
ihe date of practical completion.
They stressed Ihe duty of counsel
not lo plead professional negligence
without expert evidence to support
it and one could not underestimate
the difficulty of getting a suitable
expert to testify against another
practising in his own field and then
of gening that expert to report with
reasonable expedition.
His Lordship said that it could
not be said that lack of evidence
could never be a good and sufficient
reason for renewing a writ, but there
must be adequate reasons for not
obtaining enough expert evidence to
justify the service of a wriL within 12
months, with or without the shadow
of a limitation period overhanging
the proceedings.
Although the court would renew
more readily before the 12 months
had expired and when no period of
limitation had run out. it must
nevertheless be satisfied that some
expen evidence of professional
negligence would not be obtainable
by reasonable diligence on which to
base a statement of daim which
might require further and later
particularization.
The plaintiffs* experts had
discovered some evidence of
negligence and/or breach of contract
on the defendants' part by October
I9S3 and had draft reports
concluding there had been negli¬
gence by December 1983.
Yet they derided not to take the
obvious course of issuing a
protective writ as well as applying to
renew the existing writ, or better still
serving the writ and doing the best
they could with the material
available and with pressure on their
experts to add to iL It could not
therefore be said that there was a
good and sufficient reason for
cxicnding the validity ofthe writ.
Lord Justice Robert Goff‘agreed.
Solicitors: Beale &. Co: Sidney
Toromcc & Co. for Addleshaw Sons
& Latham. Manchester.
He ultimately edged into tbe
second round but it was luck)' for
him be was up against a fellow
invalid in Michael Walker. The
Welsh player, who was .suffering
from a badly wrenched stomach
muscle, tod been advised not to
play unless, to use the words of his
physiotherapist, it was “very
important" to him.
Richard Whichello similarly
came out on the losing end of a dose
match. He was playing on tbe next ‘
court to Tassos Bavelos of Greece
and one could not but think that the
LTA. on hearing about the 16-year-
old Greek, who has been married
and divorced, must have been
agreeing that Whichello was not
such a wayward lad after alL
Noah’s drought relief
Yannick Noah, the former
French Open champion, is to
donate his winnings from the
United States national indoor
championship to the fund for
drought victims in Ethiopia and
Sudan. Noah, who was beaten 6-1,
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The Group has many diverse interests in the UK and overseas - commercial,
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Commonwealth Secretariat
SPECIAL ADVISER (LEGAL)
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GROUP
Commonwealth Fond for Technical
Cooperation
Applications are invited for the post of Special Ad¬
viser (Legal) in the Technical Assistance Group
BARLOW LYDE & GILBERT
LITIGATION LAWYER
We are currently looking for a solicitor with at least
2 years litigation experience to work in one of our
departments specialising in International Pro¬
fessional Indemnity work for Accountants and
Insurance Brokers.
Intelligence and a willingness to specialise in an
intellectually demanding field are more important
than relevant experience although such experience
would be helpful.
Applications together with CVs should be sent to:
B. J. Pistorius, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert,
1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PJ
TAXATION LAWYERS
A progressive medium-sized City practice is seeking able
lawyers, or other suitably qualified persons, to join its expanding
Taxation Department The department undertakes a varied range
of domestic and international taxation matters, primarily for
prestigious corporate clients.The work is intellectually demanding
and involves direct advice to clients and to members of the firm.
Candidates should have a good academic record and have
had up to three years relevant post-qualification experience, but
applications from newly qualified lawyers of high potential wishing
to specialize in taxation matters will be carefolly considered.
An A.T.LI. qualification would be an advantage but is not essentiaL
The working environment of this very successful firm is stimulating
and career prospects are good. Salary and benefits, which will
take into account age and experience, will be attractive.
Please apply with full c.v, and quoting JH/86, to: John
Hamilton, John Hamilton Associates, 51-53High Street, Guildford,
Surrey GUI 3DY Telephone (0483) 574814. _ .
Legal Personnel Consultants.
John Hamilton Associates
DEACONS
Corporate Solicitor -
Hong Kong
We are looking for one or more additional assistant
solicitors, qualified about two years and with two
years' good company and corporate finance experi¬
ence (including in particular listed company work).
The successful applicant or applicants will be ex¬
pected both to deal substantially independently with
appropriate matters in the company, investment and
securities regulatory fields (including some tax) and
to assist on more substantial corporate finance trans¬
actions. The job will not suit someone who contem¬
plates only a short-term committment to Hong
Kong.
Applicants should contact Stewart Smith at Dea¬
cons, 6th floor. Swine House, Hong Kong, with a foil
curriculum vitae and giving a contact telephone
number, before the end of February. Interviews will
take place in London in mid-March.
INDUSTRY
CHAMBERS ft PTNS
;.'T: (01) 606 9371 . -
MIDDLE EAST
QsnvwJ C aw & Rosa waft to aapoU
•wr® W ownroesaVBsnHGi tot (tnt
jots oparina tend) on bdufl of at-
fflWBBd firm * Stanab/Aba Dhabi
Sociable baity man intend. Sdary c
EttJOP pg mm. to fiw, phis acton-
moteen, or and line.
Ptammtewtthcu. to;
QssMBdGumtiRon.
Wariofl Hovre,
349 Bagrats Part Road.
Racfafey, M31DH.
ASSISTANT SOLICITOR
Excefiflnt opportunities exist in our Pension department for an
enterposios^assistant solicitor quafifled for at least nwo years.
The work « deafing with afl aspects of pensions with some
employee share scheme work.
Appficants wfl need to convince us that they can worit on their
own initiative under pressure with minimal supervision and can
expect a remuneration package unlikely to be bettered elsewhere.
PloBsewitetoBenuKlettBVVMoiiBhbv. Personnel Manager.
McKenna & Co
nn/ERESK HOUSE. 1 AUJWYCH LONDON WCfflOHF (018362442I -
(TAG) ofth e Co mmonwealth Fund for Technical
Cooperation (CFTA). The appointment will be made
at the level of Director in the Commonwealth Sec¬
retariat
TAG is the high ly operational in-house consultancy
arm of tbe CFTA. Most of its members are lawyers,
economists or financial analysts. The Group provides
Commonwealth Governments with legal, economic
and financial advice relating to major foreign invest¬
ment projects, maritime resource development.and
macro-economic policies and management Much of
the work is done in terms, sometimes supplemented
by outside consultants. The investment projects
mainly concern the oil and gas sector and hard rock
mining.
The Adviser's principal tasks would be-to provide
advice on the legal aspects of investment projects in
developing countries and to advise Commonwealth
governments on their dealings with transnational
corporations; advise on the legislative framework for
particular kinds of investments, with special empha¬
sis on natural resource projects; advise on and. where
appropriate, draft investment contracts; and advise
on and prepare for negotiations with transnational
corporations and financial institutions and. when
required to do so by governments, to participate in
such negotiations.
This appointment is normally for an initial period of
two-three years. Salary will be in the range of£21,996
- £25,788 (gross) pra. plus for a British appointee,
12 Kz % of salary as enhancement allowance, and for an
overseas appointee, expatriation and other allowanc¬
es.
Further details of the post will be supplied on request
Applications, giving full detaiis.of qualifications and
experience together with the names and addresses of
three referees, should be sent by 31st March 1985 toe
Tbe Director
Admtulitrnion DfrWoa
Cammomrcahfa Sctic mial '
MaAonragh How, Pal Mafl, London 5WIY 5HX
Telephone 01-439 34U
CHIEF EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT
Principal Solicitor
£15,570 - £16,548 p.a. (incl. LWA)
(pay award pending)
We are looking for a Solicitor or Barrister with a strong
commitment to local government and experienced In trie
conduct on ail kinds of litigation with an emphasis on
administrative law.
If you have less than 5 years experience since qualify¬
ing, you probably won't be able to handle the-job. You
must be able to advise-often at the drop of® hat-on a
range of complex issues concerned with the Councils'
powers to achieve its innovative policy objectives. In
addition, you must be abte to manage a group-of staff
dealing with Btigation work (other than Housing cases)
and the whole range of Soda! Services work. The
pressure is high, but so is the satisfaction.
For an informal discussion please phone Mr D. W. Rid¬
dle. Deputy Chief Executive, on 01-278 4444 Ext 2004.
Application form from (and further details) and to be re¬
turned to: Controller of Personnel Services, Town Hal,
Euston Road. London NW1 2RU Tel; 01-278 4444 Ext 2757
quoting reference no 1A/267/MJ. Closing date 25th Feb¬
ruary 1985.
equd opportunity employer
Applicants are considered on the basis of ttiairsiiUbny farftapost Wft
e^opporbrifes for women,-bisck/ethnicirinofttaB.ieebians and gay
men and people wtticfeabMea. and regardtessofmartel status, age, cnwdr
refigion and unretatad criminal conviction. Alposts are open forjob-sharing.
., . . .* !• T
-Ct)WARD CHANCE .'have vacancies in
• their commercial property department for;
able young solicitors. The’, department
handies a wide range of institutiortaf and.
other commercial work, including com¬
mercial property development .and
funding. Some previous commercial
property experience is preferred.
Please write with full details of education
and career to date to:-
D.M-Pegg,
Co ward Chance,
Reyes House,
AMennanbuiy Square,
London EC2V7LD.
COWARDCHANCE
SALISBURY
Experienced litigation solicitor required, to assist
resident pander in small newly established branch
office ; of 17-partner London-based finh. Idyllic
area. Excellent prospects tor the future. Successful -
applicant will be encouraged to develop a wide
spectrum of work. AH applications:-will be dealt
with in the- strictest confidence.
Please send full c.v. to:
Mr A. A. Klosok, Kenwright & Cox,
50 New Street Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2PH, .
LAW CENTRE
Senior SoCdtor required by
Wotvema mp mn Law Centra.
Salary exceeding £10,000
pa. Job share/Part-tirog
considered. Further details
from; The Secretary, Wolver¬
hampton Law Centre. Hean-
tun House, Salop Street.
Wolverhampton
UMM. EXECUTIVE UnoBUoa USX
miimj for Bu-mmeftara w Cl 0 . 000 .
Genoa Wcbmx Conputtimn ona-
LEGAL CASHren Mr WCI Sott Um *
Iwior k*d £7,500. Pcrwnnd
Appointments o:-2<i212SI
WEST END SOLICITORS
An opportunity exists with a well established West End
linn for a conveyancer able to deal with bote residential-
and commercial property.
The applicant win need to be young, vigorous and keen to <
ensure a secure future with us. Dedication and flair will
be properly rewarded.
Apply with c.v, in confidence to:
Box 0563R, The Times
-.v-'-'t:'.
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a wider #eriafor your negotiating skills
Citicorp wishes to strengthen its
London-based Capital Markets Group
withanexperienced Documentation/ -
Transaction Management Specialist
We are looking-for a professional
with signifiesartt experience in the
■preparation and negotiation of
Eurobond and syndicated loan
documentation, who will be able to ...
contribute immediately by managing
innovative transadtions without
sifljervision.
You wiH join a small team which is
responsible for negotiating all
documentation forthe Capital Markets
Group (including Eurobonds, Euronotes, •
syndicated loans,' interest rate swaps
andassettradlng)andfbrsupenfjsjng /,
the executionof transactions from
Information Technology
Legal Experience? .
c£ 12 ,O 0 O +■ car . .C;?.';.
Emote*. a dynamic subwfiarrafihe trrterraaortaf ThomflonOrgitotMfifln saito
icaeifocf cl mtarcsiten lecHnotogy opejal*^) tfie largest oofaeiapd databases
the UK. To help conSnue'Sw linaro o< andenpareapn fooAraa
(^n&UzrirtearerGq-^red. □nens^BnQlQiop taw terrain ff&Riy -Rieoners]
London and to* and of England
Ybur tone! wfll be to orevste Hi sates aupportahtl cajsMnwrscnwtoyiiur
, cfleos.pfesam)ng a,B i e m3Sl «rwrtei<eteBBe3S«tt3lirt*you hare a< 30 od
Iw cte^oe.'am abates nd haw MtfrHuoed and ptosnnprewnaticn
skfc. ' ■
B wuarevowft. anerQOft&andhaw rriMrxtwsiriossdowkipmtoVeTbBfieoce
than you *«a have erory opoortonrtyio cpmrrtMe lo 9w dowtopmert ol Euole*
.aadA seraces
To apply, ptaowaffi Lynn B*»umo*lt o1i01-829728^ or iwtt* to twrtt
Grarhalr App^ntpvwrt * >trf
TPrtmMStroBl. London W1B78B. " yi—■. ” -»v: '
■— = -r =U^DL=X>
mandate through fo closIn^. Yoti'will^’i.
also ass'st the product oi^inatiqh and;
syndication specialete >
formulation of proposals atlhepre- ■
mandate stage.:
This is ahigh -<
inyotvingfreq^uentdieht coj^ctarid
opportunities forfurfoerdevek^Mrient.,
within thebaprtal MaiketS G rt«ip r are '■
- exceflent '■. - 1 . . v-.i • ^ ..:•
Please write emdoangfufi iare« : - :
Personnel Officer,: • V •: ^ ; ‘
Clt>c(xp IntematfonaS. Bankl^ryted, : .
335'^trand, LpnddrrV/C2R iLS. .
London borough of Lambeth “
SENIOR LEGAL EXECUTIVE!
' {Ref L3) ei(WSi-£Ti f 730Met i. ) ■
This post heads an unadmitted team of 5 staff.. The mxk of the
: team Vs varied and.indudeis highways, pubttc servto^ debt
collection, parking offences and Dinar general matters fn-tfie
fieldoNWgatiqri imdudlngarT^jVaymemiBw._ .
Appficants shdukJ^ia veexperience of hamftig -
Including Court appearances. They Smuki bacompotert
drafting suhntoRsas.appficationa, fastructkxis and briefs to. ^
Counsel, etc. They mustbereble to derronstrate supervisory^.
and administrative skfils^ AkrKjwledgB^ court procedures *•;.
and time firrets is essential • V-' r - ' ’ ..’‘ v;
TheCotmcafs committed to an Equal dpbdrtuntty Pofiqrand o
appficants must be able to demonstrate.a senBitivSyandv^.-, ^
commftmer& to the Policy. \ : m y; '■- ••
Individuals can apply for )bb sharing: • . 7’’ ’ C“V
•.■“ •
LEGAItEXECUTIVE
BESIDKrnXaXGONVBYAJrcinG
PHH International Limited is an expanding and progressive ' '
comparvoffenngarahgeofmanagernentsenncestDSubstantMl
natural and international companies
One ot its^pnnapal subsidiaries, Homequily Relocabon
brnrled, the United Kingdom's leading employee rekxahon company
has recently expaided into finance and’admimstrabve real property
services to the building industry We now require a.LEGAC EXEEUIIVE:
to underUKe the conveyancing work to supfixt this expansion. .
The pdsrtwn will report to the Legal Counsel of. PHH • •
international and v»iii be responsible tor. the cerapfete range trf -
conv^nangtondions tora lar^ voIuito of resident^, ^pperbes,
purchased apd resold under Homequity's part excfwfeand Show .
house leaseback programmes "
The succession applicant nail hare been qualified by .the
Institute of Legal Executives and have at least five yeanrof residential
conveyancingotpenenca .
A cornpettivesalary. company leasecartuul BUR^are sorre^of
the matenairewards offered.AIso inclixJedmthe total padiaga wajld
be the opportunity of pninga propesswe. profitable conto»V»tha.
Iwly'andhie^iVwVimgatrrTO^ ....
Rea» send your cvmth salary detarfs. or telephone for an'-
application form to A JSpartes. Personnel Executive. PHH - .
lntemational.Limited.roBox3LPnnces . .
House, Princes Stteet Swindon SN12HL
Tet. (0793) 613218 (24 hours) " '
u
iB
LEGAL CLERK
(Ref L4) £6,831 -£9^03 Ind-: : •' . • •; / '
. Based in our busy cooreyancy. serttore DutteswW include
'dealing acquisitions and disposal of land, preparation oldeeda.
of Grants of Easements, Ucences for usaof Gouncff land,:
maintenance of the property terrier, asatottngyrfttrthe iegd , -J$.
aspects of the management of the Counca'iCpmmet]daJ_^: -
Industry holdings.- _ • V
offceatx?should beaHetodemw^te^urtoersta^^pT:
basto legal prfndpite.. They should beetther studying or, be <
• wflfingto commence studjrfngfortee ILBC.--7 v^
Appficants'w® tie expected to denfonstrate ttie abBfiy.to': T . - ]
knptementtheCouridrsEquaftDppqrtunttiesPt^., i’:.,-
tndfviduaJs.qan apply forjobsharing. v.
SOLICITORS - (Housing Team)
, (Ref L.5) £3 1,433-02^243 foci / '-J. ^ • •: "■
Wears seekfogia Soddfoi’to assisthandfing trf housing
cases. The went areaindu^ recovery of pcwqesston of land-
rent arrears, bouarg’improyemarrts and repairs fo bath.ttie
privatearid pubftcsector wkJjwbceedk^sijnder the. Housing-.
.Acts. ..'.V \
Applicants should beexperiencadadVocateswith • y-
rs^M^MHeaof a tocaf autt^^^iey must be able .to deal
with a heavy case^toad adiicfrtwftfVBe frequent court
appearance. X ‘. V-
Appilc»nfe rra^beabteto dSmdnstratoadearundorstarKflrtg
of tfw probtems tadngi-ambete'SOTnrnruriity and in particular
thedsadyanl^gedbiadtfan^^di8a|^groiqa^
hxfivtdupis cot appty'i^^ J
Appficattoa formes abtelnabie from the Persoiinei Officer,
Diretto ' mfe of A d wtt t l e i ra te ii o^l.eflwl Studies; koodoo
Borough of Lambeth, Town Hatt, SW2. Tel: OT-274 7722. ExL *
2339. Closing date 18th February; T985. - ' "‘
As part ofZjvntath'a fijua/ OppprtunMas PoBcy.applications.'
mo welcome from pmpter&gafeBessofraco; creed,
nationality. tBsabinty, ago, sex, seovarorientation or -----
msponsibeftytordTBcirenarciBpQticiBnts. ..--j
COMMERCIAL
fysiLAWYER
MliRtiq- EaisjlerirtfXaw Fimi seeks Commer-
ciaT ^ Lawyer.rtp--join its office at Doha,
; Qatari" *. ’
. succes^uf Candidate will be a Solicitor
; or Baiter with experience in either bank¬
ing or building contract law...He will have
been qualified for at least three years.
The salary will be c£24,000 per annum.
Additional benefits includes transport al¬
lowance, free furnished accommodation
and earnings related bonus. -
Please write with fitll c.v. to:
MESSRS COMPTON CARR
6 DYERS BUILDINGS.
HOLBORN, LONDON EC11V 2JT
. Ref: BSC .
HOMKONO
Substantial firm of Solicitors with expanding
commercial practice, require immediately Solicitor
with 3 to 4 years post qualification experience m
the City or in City-orientated work to deal with a
wide range pf company and commercial-work both
for quoted companies and for smaller enterprises.
This is a long term position with prospects of part¬
nership for- someone able to make a real .contri¬
bution in dealing with the existing workload and io
the continued development ofthe firm. "
An attractive salary package (with accommodation
on favourable terms and other benefits) is envis-.
aged: certainly this will not present any barrier to
the right applicant Initial interview in London.
Reply in writing with curriculum vitae to:
Anthony Rose, Charles Russell & Co,
Hide Court, Lincokcrlnn, -
' London WC2A 3UL.: . ‘ ’
Assistant
Solicitors (2)
(a) Salary £16,125^17,973
■<b) Salary £t4,490-£16,125
• For, the .Sqcre^ry.s. Department at Reading.
You wifl be responsible for assisting the Principal
SpBcHor in tfte provision of a compnah^isivs legal
service to operating Divisions of Thames Water.
For the more senior post yOu should be'able to
demonstrate cortskterabfa post qualification experience
of dealing wittra wide variety of legal matters; For the
morejunior post it is envisaged that you will have had
significant relevant experience since qualifying.
The requirement for both posts’ is an "all rounder" ;•
problems Kkety to be encountered wim a largo public
bo^. - y! -
Appiicatkxi forms avaBattitf jrbmThe General Manager
Personnel, Thames Water Authority. Nugent House,
Vastem Road, Reading, Berks.-Tel. No. (0734) 593171
Ext3866. Closing date; 2Stti February 1985*.
Thames IX^ter
ENTERTAINMENT
The Zomba group of companies, whose .activities
include records, music publishing, video, books,
management and recording studios, are tooking
tor a qualified sotieftor/bamster for the
and business affairs .manager’s position to m?
place tument occupant who is transferring to fife
New Tbfk office, fi good salary p!^ benefits
are offered. Written applications with C.V in
strictest confidence to Keith Swaliow, Zomba
House, 165/167 Willesdea High Hoad, London
NW102SG,
AMALGAMATION
Central L<mdou firm haring a general' ^
comprising !^ f«w-qamers and about t6 >
on the planning of a move of officen but
any .. pressure. of time; would welcome
with othef firms who also fed' i&ai.WrW
^nd : technical. efficiency could be
combining-resources. . •' ' - - •:
Mease reply to Box 1477T:-' T
THE TIMES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 1985
LOWER /GULF
COMMElfcMi
er £35,000 + Benefits
' Our Client an established tiw^T'fcetjee with Offices i* dw'Middfc East. sab to
ftppaifit a Senior Lawjcrto iniuagc.Diie^if hs lowerGo^f O^RS fdratermof 2 to 3
yews with cwmriwipdett.ilwreafttr. This Offra
number ofimcrnatkmal hanks and corporations as well KfociJ7MMaoe« U( j
bigb nci worth individuals. Tbeyrequirca Lawyer capable of jjviflg advice on all
■specu of noBH»ntentkMft commercial sad banking taw, combined with the ability n>
nm aad mahagc ao Office ofsix Lawjtn and suppon staff.
Candidfiie should .haw experience of basking and mternatjondcomnierctal
transact i ons, and abotrid he Wd to operating at Boardroom level. They wifi probably
be naJTkd^in’Aewj^ - ..
The sabuy indicated i> a guide and the benefits package win inctade:-a jeneroua
incentive sebeov^- rent free, staffed, accommodation with swimming pool; 6 weeks
holiday per mwa; medical insurance; a car and family air tickets* oncra year.
App&caifons for this post. quoting Ref: Cl 27 shoald be made to RenterSinikiri Limited,
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REUTER
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RECRUITMENT
THE LMSOCIETY
CONTENTIOUS BUSINESS
£26,299- £30,319 p.a.
Applications are-invited for this important post to succeed
MeTrevor Sennit who is shortly retiring.
As head of the Contentious Basin ess D epa r tm e n t, the successful
applicant; wffl be asoEdtoc with considerable knowledge of pradke and
procedure m all the courts. He/she will have had experience in the conduct
of litigation. avfl and criminal, and be able to represent The Law Society
effectively in the discussions which regukuiy-take place with the judiciary,
the-bar; government departments and advisory agencies aswell as the
prpfessiori, whether in private pradke, the court service, or organised * ■
groups.'"-'"”;-' i.’
The Contentious Business Department is responsible for theserndng,
not only of the Ceateatibus Business Committee, bat the standing committees
on Criminal Law and Family Law and jointly with the Kon-Contentious
. Business Department, the Special Committee cm Remuneration. The
Department also has responsibilities in the areas of arbi t rati on, expert ■. '
witnesses, and the support of proceedings on behalf of the profession.
: Asa^manber^theaernor management team? the Secretary will be
expected to take an activeinterest in the other departments and functions
of The Law Society. ’ .. .
. .The commencing salary will be within the'above range (which
indudes London Vifeightfog of £L359p.a,). Excellent amditions of service
indude BUPA membership, a contributory pension scheme.
-interest fise sttison ticket loan and subsided staff luncheon
service..■' • }'.;■■■''' •; ■ ?' ■'
Write forfeejobdesaiptkra and appln^ion&nrutobe
.returned by BTft FEBRUARY 1985to the Secretary General,
TheLaw Sotiety,]J3Ghan£^ LontkmWC2AlPL.
K N A P F^ F I S H E R 5.
Predominantly commercial practice offers excellent salary
and prospectstoiiitelligentpracticaland ambitions assistants;
in the folio :
COMPANY/COMMERCIAL
Twoassistantstom newly (qualified up to 2 yews admitted
to liandle a wide range of ^corporate and commercial mat¬
ters whiclA may include flotations, fund-raising, business/
company sale rad purchase, employment, tax, insolvency
■ and intellectual::property with scope for specialisation-
.Relevant experience ah advantage but not vital. Write with
CYto N.-H.R. Mallett.. - ...
LITIGATION
One assistant is sought "with up to 2 years' experience. The
work will be wide ranging and- include High Court and
•i County Court cases for. commercial and private clients.
_The ;post will be of interest to candidates with skills as
.advocates. Write with CSTto R. J. Hewitt. -
KN AP P^ F JS HER S
v 35 -, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3LB
■ •.
DURRANT PIESSE
are looking for a
A COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL LAWYER
Preferably with a 2:1 and minimum two years qualified; to specialise
in international financial and company work.
The position involves advising on a wide range of banking and cor¬
porate matters. The successful-candidate can expect to operate with¬
out close supervision. - :
A PENSIONS/EMPLOYMENT EXPERT
An experienced person, not necessarily a solicitor, to assist in the fur¬
ther development of our pensions and general employment practice.
A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LA WYER
Specialising in insolvency and security related work, preferably with a
2:1 and with a minimum of two years seniority.
SOLICITORS FOR COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
A Solicitor of 2-3 years call with a good academic record; and a posi¬
tive and constructive approach to demanding corporate litigation.
A newly admitted solicitor preferably with a first or good upper sec¬
ond class law degree (to act as assistant to a partner), who has had
good litigation experience during articles.
**********
Applications in writing with full CVs should be sent to:
T. C. Street
Administrative Controller
DURRANT PIESSE
73 Cheapside, London EC2V 6ER
Commercial Lawyer
Group Secretariat
c.£18,000 + Car Buckinghamshire
On behalf of our client, a high technology company with an expanding and sophisticated
product range we are seeking an additional lawyer for the legal team in the Group
Secretariat.
The Group markets and distributes over2,000products In 132 countries worldwide from its
headquarters in South Buckinghamshire.
The Secretariat provides a comprehensive in-house legal sendee, and handles a broad
range of work including a variety of commercial contracts, intellectual property, anti-trust
product liability and licensing.
ideally this appointment wffl suttasoJJator or barrister-wtib Wfshesk>moveloa stimulating,
environment and who may be in-private-practice or a corporate legal department at
present- -
Essential qualities are good legal quaflfications and- at least 2 years' expedience in
commercial law so that an immediate, contribution can be expected.
Applicants, probably aged Jate 20's -early 30's shouEd.haveakeen business sense and
commerriaLoutioolc. They should be articulate with good communication skills, and have
the confidence and presence to be involved at poHcy and negotiating levels.
Soma travel abroad wffl be required as a large proportion of the work is EEC and US
oriented.
Please write-in confidence - with fufi curriculum vitae and salary details to LesleyHay ref.
_ _ .. 77m appointment is open to men and woman.
HAY-MSL Selection and Advertising Limited,
.. 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 WO AW.
• OftcmfiButopa. VmAmarlcas. A/nca. Ai&tralasie and Asm Poctfo . .
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LEGAL
C0UN R. N. TAYLOR A Co.,
SKEGNESS
TWO YOUNGISH
PARTNERS (32 & 38)
Seek young posonatte. ambitious,
a x9bD» orientated, good lumoured,
recently admitted Sotota. to urxter-
tata general wort fbidudbig advoeaey
ip .the. MagtetrewB Court), wtim*
superasiOD. ta atrwtlra salary
cDHWienswjB wtti abURy and aped-
etas is to to paid. - - -
Skegness is a pkasant seaside resort
znd* housing is sffl comparatiwly
fwjunsriftflilbicolnslwe-
Ptose apoiy « wr&ng witticv.lo:
-OurClient, one of the TJK's leading international building and civil
engineering contractors and part of a major industrial group, now seeks to
appoint a Solicitor to report directly to the Company-Lef^al Advisor.
The post will involve the drafting and negotiating of international
construction contracts and joint venture agreements together with the
related financial agreements and the formation of overseas companies and
will also involve assisting other solicitors in any litigation or arbitrations .
relating to contracts which sure handled in-house. A reasonable amount of
overseas travel will be involved. •
The ideal applicant should have at least three years' experience in the
above .matters or in the handling of similar contractual problems overseas.
It is unlikely that candidates without any overseas experience will be
satisfactory for the post.-
The position is located m West Central London and offers an attractive
salary together with an excellent range of company benefits, including a
company car. • • -
interested applicants should forward comprehensive personal and
career .details to Ref MA 552, Robert Marshall Advertising Limited,
44 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7DJ. Please list separately any
companies in which you are not interested.
Robert A Uirshull AJvcrtisinv i til
Corporate Lawyer
International computer group
c. £50,000
The information systems business of
this very large US corporation genera
revenues in excess of Hbn worldwide. All
sales outside North America are managed
from the UK head office, based in the
Home Counties, which controls operating
companies in four continents. The new
Chief Counsel will report to the British
Chief Executive, and will head an estab-
plararciM the substantia!^
expansion of the international 11 1
communications market, and ■ J
development of legal services
for the overseas subsidiaries will
iuosannaj mentioned,
international H ■ Please send a
market, and including salar
sgal services ■ M W> confidence, id
ibsidiaries will JBb. Ref: AA26/1
PA Personnel Services
be a nwjor concern. Commercial agree¬
ments and the overall protection of the
group’s interests worldwide will also be
significant aspects of the role. Vh seek a .
graduate, admitted lawyer, in the late 30s
- mid 40s, witii wide international
experience in a blue-chip enterprise, and
the personal stature to operate successfully
at the most senior levels. Remuneration
could wdl be above daelCTd *
« mentioned.
S Please send a career synopsis
including salary indication, in
W> confidence, to Michael Egan,
JBt Ref: AA26/ES548/TT.
Euc urit e Search - Selection • Ps y c hom etrics - Ra m m em um & Personnel Gmabancy
Hyde Park House, 60a Kcriglmbridge, London SW1X7LE.
Tel: 01-235 6060 Telex: 27874
specific technical expertise Is not as relevant as a highly
developed business awareness. A demonstrably acute and
logical mlnri, together with excellent verbal and written
articulation Is mandatory. Preferred a£B range Is 28-55.
Ca n didates without a specific data processing background bu*
with extensive corporate planning expertise are invited to
apply.
The company offers excellent career progression, with a
commangiirata • rawviTnaT yMnri Inrihiflft a. <*b.t
and an annual bonus scheme.
If you wouldhke further information, or an application fbrr
please write to. or contact, Patricia Charlton, quoting ref M
BIS Applied Systems Limited, 80 Upper Ground, T/mripn
' "»K). Tel: 01-633 0866.
80 Upper Ground,:
RK
Applied
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Snilmut GoBsultbig
fly*tnnn Development
XecUniloel ni nmim wg
LIoWs Bt)\v maker
Hnance Group
Head of Legal
Secured Lending
Bournemouth
c. £11,000
Lloyds Bowraaker, one of the UK’s
leading finance houses, is moving its
Personal Finance Division to
Bournemouth this summer and now
seeks to recruit a Head of Legal Section
for its Commercial Lending operation.
Working with a small team of staff, you
wilbbe responsible for ensuring char all
completed loans are properly secured by
legal mortgages. Relevant experience
gained either as a Fellow of the Institute
of Legal Executives or in the securities
department of a bank, building society or
similar financial institution is essential-
Initially you wifi be based at our offices in
Holborn; we will pay your daily travel
expenses or the cost of temporary
accommodation in London'. We are also
offering to meet your relocation expenses,
should yog need to move nearer
Bournemouth.
A starting salary c. £11,000 is
accompanied by an excellent package
benefits, such as you would expect ffoi
member erf the Lloyds Bank Group.
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Mr. Tim Edwards,
Personnel Manager,
Lloyds Bewmaker Limited,
1S-20 St Andrew Street,
London EC4P4JB.
Telephone: 01-353 6691-
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charged) 158 Weather.
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snow covered origfna
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- London Hlttoa Thrawaitf
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Personalty and the Show
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8.10 Maelstrom. F»artone of a new
six-episode mystery wrfttan by
Michael J. Bird, whose
previous successes, include
the Lotus Eaters and The •;
Aphrodite Jnharltanpe, bolitset
in the Greek islands.
Maalabprrf ra aetin Norway -
.whwe m this flrste^ode,. . “
redimdant account execuWre
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been left byi man whom she
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9-00 News wifli John Hun^irys. .
9425 EMgacSsta. A drttfna abaut a
novelWt vWw.decWes to write
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Sparteh OvB War. But his >•“
accounttequestlotiedtjy { -'
farnwr comrades In arms. . -
starring F%uf. Rogers (see
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general knowtedgewith-Thn
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dlrechon. Fortha hearing
.impaired-8^ Wetha: the
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nature of Ufa. 10.17 Creatures
Of A pond. 10J7 A German'. .
famly take a hobday Jn Austia.
11.02 Learning toreadwtth
Bart Brush. ll.lS How to help
people who have efiffleto In
' waSkmg. 11.32 A mother and
her daughter txy a pet 11.48
Growing and harvesting
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team captains, Faith Brown
and Pete Murray, are joined by
RWiard Todd. Irena HandL
Wendy Richard and Ben
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headlines. 3.30 The Yeung
Doctors.
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noon. 4.10 The Moomte 44Q
Behind the Bike Sheds. Serial
about tha pupda of a '
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115 Efimerdaie Fsrni. Joe &igdefl
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pkght. Less of Prtvaego, has
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130 Crowroads. Paul and Anna
Ross sink deeper and deeper
Into trouble with the
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8-55- Reporting London. Brfxtoa
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next month, isiha subject of a
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years to plan ahd.tanyemeto
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E3 mrlbon tomore thsn £25
mHfloa WBHrbe used by the
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musical tpriz, presented by
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^OO Up tfte EMphant and Round .:.
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because he was responsOXe
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THE UNOFFICIAL FAMINE (ITV; -
30pm), Grant McKee's ,
profoundly disturbing frtm, adds new
• pictures to the already written word
about the.horrors of the situation m
- Ethiopia, it sounds bad enough on
- paper, God knows: minions of
starving people In Tlgray province
, caught up in the avu war between
• government end rebels', one doctor
administering to the needs of five
mutton; food being denied to
Tlgrayans unless they move to
those areas stHi held by government
forces; the Tlgrayan culture and
language being systemicaily
stamp«J out. The film that the
Yorkshire Television team have
brought out of Tigray is a damnirm
. indtctrrwm of pansecutton and the •
- poetics of famine. The evidence rt
contains is irrefutable. Carte of
butter stamped; "Gift of me
European Economic Community "
are being sold on the black market
by the v@y soldiers who are
supposed to be guarding them.
Villagers who are ioo weak to
comptetfl the 30-day trek to the _ . . . . .
Sudanese border are seen be«nd left nwis me real message or Mr
behind to die. Thera is beating-up, "
and bombing. But, when an is said • Ratnohii
and done, the one -
novelist tumlnginto factual
historian, anotriff stone to dropped
to to disturb the surface of the pond. I
The proposition to put that without j
8 tow fee, humanity would die ot
boredom. It is a highly debatable
moral point, but perhaps, after afi.
- , the
Yorkshire Television crew mat
sends a chto to the heart is that they
saw none of the world's aid
reaching the province.
• BfttGADfSTA (BBC 1 .925pm},
Terence Hodgkinson's play about a
Glasgow reunion of three '
international Brigade fighters in the
Spanish Civil War. suffers from a
lack of clarity about its intentions.
Just when we are starting to think it
is about the fallibility of memory, or
the undesirability of an Imaginative
BrendeLwith
the London Phaharmonfc, playing
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4
(Radio 3 ,7.30pm J. Then, (&825J
the LPO perfom^K) Bruckner's
"Romantic" Symphony, the No 4.
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Derek Jewell’s throe-part centennial
tribute to Jerome Kent (Radio 2,
8 . 00 pm) which, if it does nothing
else, ought to stimulate us into a
new respect for the composer If aH
we know aboutWm tethat he wrote
Showboat . _ ..
Peter Davaile
104W Firat Tuesday. A report ori the
Ethtopean lamlne and ther dvn ;
war inTigr . (see Choice).. , .•
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SkafingaianqHonsWps.The
Pairs* Free Programme and_
the Ladies’ Short Programme;
12.15 Night Thoughts-
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tata«slon newscast 928
Modem JHBetory: Britain stands
atone in 1940.9-48 Maths:-. .
Symmetry. 10.10 Aetivltfes In s
fairground. 10J5 A community
■ stricken by drought In east
Brazil. 114)0 *n» ptagues of
Egypt 11.17 History: tha
charing usm ot casttes tn the
Middle Ages. 1i.«o Three
young people Join ttiefr tamUy
- -businesses. 12.00 A French
language version of the Year
of the French programme
about the Cagnecs - a tamfty
of peasant fanners.
12-30 Contemporary Japan. 1JJ0
.Geometry for adults studying
for CUavaf maths. 1.15
Science: tha Periodic Table.
1-38 Making pictures. 2.00 For
the vary young. 2.15 How wind
affects the landscape. 2AO
.. Children from Yorkshire use a
model to portray a character
from fiction.
3-00 World Bowls. The first day s
play m the Embassy World
Indoor Bowls Championship
from Coatbridge Indoor
Bowfing Club. There are
matches between Frank
McCartney and Jim Baker and
earlier, between Andy Ross
and Ron Jones.
525 News summery with sittMties.
5-30 WoridSkMnQ
Championship*. The Men's
Combined Slalom.
5-00 'The Mgh Chaparral. The High
Chaparral ranch-hands join a
posse on the trail of bandits (r).
8450 Open to Question. Facing the
questioning of Scots
teenagers is the former Tory .
MP, now.an Ulster Unionist,
Enoch Powell.
7.30 Whtetie Test, presented by
□avid Hspworth and Mark
Elton. The programme
includes music by Sade and-
Cook Da Books; and
interviews with Gary Bushafl
and Lemnty on the Impact of
Heavy Mataf and with Alan
Bleasdale about Ms new
musical ori the Ste ot Bvta
Presley. •
IL30 Food and Drink presented by
Chris KaRy. Super-chef Anton
Mossknan prepares a meal tor
- the eight members Qf a
Sheffield tamfly at their councfl
house home; based on their
modest famfty budget, spent at
. a Sheffield market Plus the
; best way to cooltrlce. , .
9.00 pm Btoek 8& Ray Reardon,
meets anewcomarto'
■ prof essionar ranks . Neal
‘ FoukJsT
-925 Doctors'DOemmas. The final
pr og ramme of-the series - ■
examines the ethical decisions
regarding the distribution of
resources to the IfHS. Edna
Bryant needs hip-replacement
surgery but she cannot afford
to go private arid the waiting. .
tettor the operation (s two
years. What can the consultant
do to help?
10.05 World Bowls. The Embassy "
World Indoor Championship
1055 Newsnight
11.40 WoridBowta. Ends at 12.10. .
CHANNEL 4
24)0 The Human Jungle.' Dr Roger
- Cordar helps a young skater
who is prepared to give up a
promising career tor the sake
of her parents' happiness.
320 FBnn Pop Goes.the Easel.*
(1935) starring the Three
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police. Curly. Larry and Moe,
diva Into an art school and use
me contents of a wardrobe
cupboard to evade capture.
.345 Years Ahead. Magazine
programme lor the older
viewer .introduced by Robert
Dougall. Norman Fowler,
■ secretary of state for Health
and Social Services, is asked
questions sent in by viewers
and then faces questions from
the studio audience. In
addition, ten Hunter, general
secretary of the Association of
Optical Practitioners, talks to
Uew Gardner about the
, ' changes to the way spectacles
win be supplied foUowing the
ending of the NHS subsidy.
420 Countdown. Another edition of
the words and numbers game
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about witch, her ail too human
husband and her sorceress
mother This afternoon mother
and grandmother are delighted
to discover that the baby
' daughtar has inherited her
mother's powers.
5.30 Making the Moat Of...
inexpensive leisure pursuits.
Reconditioning second hand
bicycles and conservation
work are two of this
- afternoon's suggestions.
6.00 TheAvengers.* Steed Is
impersonated by a Beady mate
model at the behest of a gang
* of spies.
7.00 Channel Four News.
7.50 Comment from Luriine
Champagnfe. a State
Registered Nurse.
8.00 Braoksida. Paul s board want
to in vesliga te his bank account
before they give him a vote of
confidence.
8~3D Hofiday Talk, presented by
Lesley Judd. David Steel talks
. . about ha holiday crutsma the
Greek Islands on a frierxrs
yacht and Mark Eningham, *
. editor of the Rough Guide tor
Greece, has advice tor toe
.... mpney-^dnscious
holidaymaker to Greece.
9-0tt Film: Coast to Coast (1360)
. staring Dyan Garmon and
' Robert Blake. Romantic
comedy about a mad-cap
< ' couple, *0110 an escapee from a
.._mental home where her
‘1~ ^liiiiband has her committed to
order to obtain a 'quickie'
• % . divorce, the others truck
dmrer with problems of his
- own With whom she teams up
.. on the way from Pennsylvania
• to California. Directed by .
. ..' Joseph Sargent- .
1045 Court. Report on the Footing
‘ -trial.
11.15 Eastern Eye includes the '
result ^of an investigation Into
why Asians run a greater risk
■■ of developing diabetes; and a
--report on the attempt to oust
Southall's sitting MP, Ski
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Reader MoSe Hants.
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12 of The Battle of the VBUi
Flortta, by Rumer Godden. reed
by FtoRft Mathte&on.
34)0 The Afternoon Play: Daddy's Girt,
by EBzabeth Troop- With
Bizebem Rider, Melinda Walker,
Alex Jennings and Bernard
Brown. On toe island of
Guernsey, hofidaying. an over- . .
protected giri begins to grow up. f
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between Spain and Gibraltar,
closed in 1968 reopens as Spain
prepares to enter the EEC.
. Vincent Kane present a portrait o(
fife on me Rock.
440 Story Time: The 27th Kingdom'
■ by Alice Thomas Em*.- Last of
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Reed by Elizabeth Proud.
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640 Don t Stop Now-ft's Fundation.
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7.05 The Archers.
7 JO File on 4. The strange rise of the
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Black comedy? Or incipient
terronsm.
a. DO Medicine Now. Geoff Welts on
toe health ot medical care.
6-30 a rouen of Midas? Famous
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Keaffs's play Better Times at
Stratford East.
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Last in fhe Sack-Race' by Dawd
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150 Czech PhUharmonic (under
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1130 BBC Singers at Arundel: The
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11.15 Viosn and Ptano: Takashi Shknizu
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Grieg's Sonata No 3 to C minor.
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140 Gutter Encores: reckaJ by
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2420 Milwaukee SO (under Lukas
Foss, piano). Bach's
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4.00 Allan Stemfiekl: piano recital
includes Mendelssohn's Songs
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and Debussy's Estampes.t 445
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*-30 Scnbes and Scholars: Naw
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T-QQ Twfight In My Hour. Richard Cork
m conversation with the Pofish
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part that memory and dream ptay
m ha work.
740 London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Brendel, ptano. Part one.
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a Martyr.
IL25 Concert (corndh Bruckner's
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9.40 A Staffordshire Murderer James
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1<L0Q Jazz Today- Charts* Fox
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11.00 Chamber Orchestras: Scottish
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Pascal) with Oscar Snucnsfcy
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military programmes which the
President is proposing, there is
an almost unanimous belief on
Capitol Hill that the Pentagon
must also curb it spending in
order to help to bring the deficit
under control.
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dwaier (Republican. Arizona),
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Senator Robert Dole (Repub¬
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contributing to deficit re¬
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1 he defence budget includes
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Republican-controlled Senate.
Congress doubts, page 5
Oier-opiimistii forecast, page 15
Letter from New York
Luck runs
The real Russia: Suzdal, 150 miles from Moscow, where NBC
From Richard Owen, Suzdal. USSR
are making -Peter the Great’. Right. Omar Sharif as Prince Romodanovskv. Peter-smentor
F.ven from fairly close to. it is
difficult tn tell »hat is fake and
uhal is real medieval Russia.
In a film prajccl which happily
coincides with lhe current East-
West mood. NBC Television
are re-creating the life of Peter
the Great. Russia's larger than
life sc*enteenth-cenlury Tsar,
in the little town of Suzdal, 150
miles from Moscow.
Against a bckground of real
(wcUih century churches and
sixteenth century monasteries,
an isolated landscape of cu¬
polas. birch trees, and deep
snowdrifts. Peter strides inlo
camera shot in lhe form of lhe
actor Maximilian Schell,
subduing a revolt by his
bndvguards, exiling his half
sister Sofia (Vanessa Red¬
grave). murdering bis own son
Alexis (lhe Russian actor Boris
Plotnikov) and leaning for
advice on his men lor Prince
Reminds novsky (Omar Sharif)
in a supporting rather than
starring role).
I his is not a co-production,
and there is not no Soviet
editorial control: if there were,
the film mighl be even further
behind schedule than il already
is. since Peter is a revered
figure even for Soviet Marxists,
and the portrait now being
fashioned by Marvin Chomsky,
the director, might not go down
too well in the Kremlin.
On the other hand, NBC will
he showing a slice of Russian
history to American and other
Western viewers, and Soviet
coffers have been swelled to the
tune of over $5 million.
“We’ve bought a location,
thats alLT says Joel Katz, the
lawyer who negotiated the deal
and" is now executive in charge
of production. “This is a wholly
independent American pro¬
duction that jnst happens to be
filming in the Soviet 110100."
Katz, who secured the
contract at a lime when Soviet-
Amcrican relations were a
great deal chillier, shortly after
the Korean airliner disaster,
emphasises that NBC had
scored first.
If it pays off, Moscow might
sell other Russian locations to
film companies who want
authentic backcloths.
With the help of the Red
Army, the Soviet art director
Alexander Popov has built a
hrealh takingly convincing
Kremlin courtyard, complete
with the Terera Palace and
Itspensky Cathedral. Above
the banks of the Kamenka
river, doubling up as the
Jan Niklas (Young Peter) left and Maximilian Schell, Peter the Great.
Moskva, the Spaso-Efimievsky
monastery offers a convincing
Kremlin, . ...
Down below huddle the
wooden buildings of Peter s
Moscow, waiting to be set to
lhe torch by his rebellious
bodvguard. the Streltsy. The
betting is that the Russians will
keep it all as an additional
tourist attraction
Despite numerous and costly
setbacks there is impressive
faith in the project on the set.
and a saving sense of humour
amid the freezing temperatures
and Russian inefficiency. The
battle of Poltava has been
nicknamed “Tsar Wars”, and
Peter's great embassy to the
west is dubbed “Tsar trek**.
The star-studded cast has
evidently been asked not to
behave too ostentatiously
(Omar Sharif, Maximilian
Schell and Vanessa Redgrave
share a. bus to and from the
set). The Russian reaction to
the arrival of Hollywood in
Suzdal is equally understated.
“Well well,” said one old lady
as extras dressed as Tartars
bore down on the Rozhdest¬
vensky Cathedral to destroy it.-
“Last time this happened was
in 1535.”
“Just imagine if the Rus¬
sians came to America and
made a life of Washington or
Lincoln." says Schell: But he,
Chomsky and the entire cast
seem none the less driven by a
vision of Peter drawn from the
atmosphere of Suzdal and the
stones of its monasteries. -
In lhe spring of last year a i
rising young businessman was a
profiled by the Wall Street \
Journal. It wasn’t the usual sort
of business biography.' At io,
Salvatore Testa was reckoned to |
be the heir to the top ob jn the
Philadelphia Mafia .and abont <
io gain control.ofa multirruUion l
dollar racketeering, drug 1 and -i
gambling empire. - - :
A police officer, approached
for a character reference, said: (
“He gives you that look like he i
might rip vour jugular out" On
the other hand, a family friend :
said: “To us, he’s .still a <
wonderful little boy.”
His doting father, "Chicken
Man” Testa, head of the
Philadelphia Mafia, sent, the ■
boy to good private schools and
university. When, father, was
blown ■ up by . a bomb, a ■ man
called “Littic Nicky" Scarfo
look over, and young Salvatore
became his Capo, or deputy. •
The state crime commission
and the FBI saw him as Mafia
leader material. "He’s the apple
of our eye,” a senior policeman'
said, with 16-ion irony.
In the fullness of time, the
father’s death was avenged: a
man was found full of holes in a
sack. He had fireworks in his
mouth, a code signalling
revenge for the bomb.
For a businessman, young Mr
Testa led an Interesting life and
kept on getting into the local
papers. Someone shot him twice
in 1980, but he survived. Two
years ago. he was shot-eight
times, but he again recovered.
He had to keep looking over his
shoulder because of the feud
with a rival faction run by
Harry ' “The. , Hunchback”
Riccobene.
Everyone had marvelled at
young Mr. Testa’s luck. in
surviving, gunshots - but it
expired in September. He was
found, bound, in' a kneeling
position with a bullet hole
behind each ear, trademarks of
a Mafia termination.
All in all, 1984 was a bad year
for American Mafia leaders.
Quite apart from the death toll
of gang warfare, the prac¬
titioners of organized crime are
under increasing and co-ordi¬
nated pressure .from law en¬
forcement authorities. The. FBI
vowed in : 1983 that it would
devastate the Cosa Nostra, or
Mafia, or Mob, and it has kept
the promise. - ,
There has been widespread
infiltration by. undttpottav;
agents and many cangsterehaye
En dipped ■ m
“sting’* operations. Morertis&c -
100 leading figures in .four ofthp i
five Mafia, famtltes of .^wr.
York, the capital of orgamwtt ^
crime, have been .charged, and r -
face' the •' prospect of long •
sentences--• ^
- The--, five famifi»;' nr. NefaJ
York’ - GambHKv. Genovese* :■
Colombo. Bonanntf-and LatiX
chese - were first organised •;%'
1931 by Salvatore Mara«zario,i-
Sicilian Mafioso who carred ifce -
city into crime areas and'*af:;
murdered shortly tijeraftcr..' _•/_
For half a cent ury; 4he fdafis;
was not seriously troubled m?:
the agencies of the law. The
FBI. when it was run-by.J Fdgac
Hoover, left much of RW;
investigation to local _ policy
forces • which were short --of.
resources"or good “straight-
men. or torn by rivalry:. _ -
In the past few-.years,
however,-the FBI has . put a
greatly, increased emphasis on
' tackling organized .crime and:
working closely- with local
police and drug, customs and
tax investigators. .At the same
. iime. ihcre have mfrhV
advances in crime-Eghtmg tech¬
nology. .
The mafia, too. has changed.
The traditions of sijenceand
allegiance are crumbling. There
are more informers - and fewer
mobsters’ sons are following m
“godfather's.” foqisteps. •„
Although penetrated
under attack, the Mafia adjuslS
; to the colder-climate. Orjpjuzetf
crime remains a vast industry.
Extortion, drugs. prOstrtutadn;
gambling and usury* .arstill
staples. but the Mob-now.seeks
:• pension funds, . banks - and
i government - prppanames-•••«.
i milk, and increasingly |»cs Into
» legitimate business. Union rack-.
; electing, -intiinidStiog
: plbyer£ is an . important earner
f and many businessmen pay-.
Daiiegcld to: the Mafia asp tati
r unavoidable expense. . • ';Tj
i. Ina reference to the Ma fia
1 gnp on the construction frtdus^.
:- try. the FBI. said recently that;
e “vou can’t' pour' concrete . in'
i- New York without paying.:off ^
i- the Colombo family". : ■!?.•/'
The Mafia is strong, bm-the
law enforcers TiaVe put-' it into
turmoil and iniend. to give, it
,l another unhappy year;
d . . Trevor Fi&Wocfe
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Parliament today_
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Deaths: Thomasi Carlyle, Lon¬
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London. 194b: Marianne Moore,
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TV top ten
Naharal »p ten latev^art progrsmnwa m*
week ending January 27:
BBC1
1 Thats Lrfe 1680oi.
2 Last oMtieSummrWina 15.80m.
3 DaBasHiSm. _
4 News iSun 21.1 U U.OSm.
5 MasiBonlnd 1325m.
6 One by Ono 12.55m.
6»Dyna51V 1255m
8 Top oMIw Pops 12.00m.
8-Attach Fame Z12 00m.
10 Odd One Out 1146m.
1TV
1 Coremalfon Straw (Mon) (Granada]
2020m ^ ..
2 Coronation Stract (Wed) (Granada)
3 GamltoaLaugntWacnit.WT)l9^Sm.
a Wisn Vou Warn Hare [Thames! 16 60m.
5 Crossroads (Wadi (Contrail 1555m.
5-BuO»tv8iCenirall 16^5m
7 Crossroads flue) I Contrail 15.65m
7-Cross roads (Thul (Central)
9 Emmerdaia Farm iTue) (Yorkshna)
10 Dempsey and MaKapeacolLWTJI 5 J6m.
BSC 2
1 Tnc Son Monhhousa Show 6 05m.
2 Anna ol me Five Towns 6.85m.
3 The Mistress 5.95m
4 Screen Two: KnocX Bach.
5 Hilary 4 70m
6 Ski Sunday 4 45m.
7 The Natural World 42Sm.
8 Pot Black 8S 3 85m.
9 Forty Minutes 3.75m
10 The Rocklord F3ea 160m.
CtamtaU
Nwo Monday progruumes ware not a-raflabla
lor pus compilation but wdi be corrected n next
week's hmnies.
1 The Price? 70m.
2 Relative Strangers 7.5ftn.
3 BrookSKje(Mom620m.
4 BroohsHe (Tu«) 5 45m.
5 Treasure hhmr 4 7Dnv
E Gwotly Regards ® Broadway * 35m.
7 Head Over Heels 3 70m.
8 BWtards 145m.
9 S4em Laugmer 3.20m.
10 Show Boat 3 IS.
Breakfast tekmsiorc The average weekly
tmures *or audences ai pah bows (with
figures m parenthesis showing the
■each - the number or people who
vewed lor ai least three minutes
BBC 1: Breakfast Time: Mon to Fi» I - m
TV-am: Good Morning BrUBln: Mon to
Fn. 2 3m (102m): Sal 2 2m 163m); Sun
I 7m
Roads __
Loudon and south-west: A243:
Hook Road. Surbiton, power cable
repairs at Junction with Verona
Drive. lights. The Piccadilly
underpass is closed westbound for
resurfacing, delays. Long Land,
Heronsgate. Hertfordshire, closed
for roadworks between M25 and
Heronsgate Road junction, diver¬
sion via Chorlcy wood and the A404.
Midlands: A0: Roadworks between
Market Harborough and Desbo¬
rough. traffic signals. Mis Watford
Gap service area to junction 16
(Northampton) lane closure. A49:
Lights at Church Stratton. Ludlow.
West and Wales: A47(h Temp
traffic signals at Erwood between
Buiirh and Uyswen. lemp lighis 24
hours a day at Erwood. single file
traffic due to subsidence. M5: Lane
closures between junction 8 (M50)
and 9 (Tewkesbury), southbound
carriagewav afiecied. A48: Chcp-
slow to Cardiff, at Pwllmeyric Hill,
in Chepslow. temp traffic lights and
ai Clcppa Park, cuslbound lane
closed. , ,
North: A534: Crewe Road N ol
Crewe ai Wimcrlcy, resurfacing, AI:
Between Killmgworth slip roads and
Moor Farm roundabout, outside
lane closed in both directions. A533:
Davenham. major roadworks.
Scotland: A907: Two miles west oi
Kirkcaldv, resurfacing, lights. A92:
Esplanade. Kirkcaldy. resuTCaring,
deb vs. A9: KiHiecrankie 1 . periodic
hailing or traffic during blasting
operations. •_. .
Weather
forecast
A ridge of high pressure will
persist over E areas. A weak
trough of low pressure will
approach SW areas from the
Atlantic.
6am to midnight
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rebuked tb-'t- 1^1-
14 A strain, bad in a court official 18 Charter on ihe mer wnn a
who defers things (14). sandpipei (7).
17 Where ihe drinker goes - to get 19 Establish ai home, say (7).
prolil moreover' i4.3.7t. 20 Inept person carries everything
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22 Raise ihc cap and honour an
ev|ual(5l.
25 Short ihrow (3).
hinted t y ». 22 ,hc ra P
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returning (5). 25 Short ihrow (3)
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15 ficl a Ml ai Ihe dance for a sdalkmalPii^lc No 16.652
game 19|.
2b Left in coarse surroundings - as
we all arci7k
27 Overturn bus. losing one fare
from giddiness (">.
DOWN
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arises <b)-
2 Man with money io put away
3 Scot has odd chal wiih a
traveller on ihc beach (4-5).
4 Determination of brat, with
raiment in a mess (11 )■
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stare of :he pm9 money stated inai uiaj».
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0254-5327? betwee n 10.00 am and 130 pm,
on me day your overall total matches The
rtnwa Pert olio Omdmd Mo chum* ean be
KcepWd outside thas* hows.
Voii musl have yoof cart «.ith you when you
itHepnoiw
if you are unable to telephone someono also
can dam on your nehafl But ihey mint have
vor card and cal The T*nm Portoho aama
mw behveai the shpuaieo iimoa
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to contact tne daana office tor any raesen
withn me stated Hurt
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Dom daay and weekly diwdend chums.
• Seme Tunes Portfoto cards include mmor
mispnnis m the,mstrucuant on me reverse
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■ The worting of Rules 2 arm 3 has been
avpanaao Iran oanier versons for clanftcatmn
purposes The Game iiseil is run affected and
aril ccrtmue io se payed m-eraclly me same
wav as before
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The Sun says. “Al midnight the
Spaniards raised ihc siege of
Ciibrallar alter almost 2U >rars-
They had no choice but lo open ihe
border if they wished io join the
Common Market.
But lhe newspaper adds: “The
Spaniards are interested in only one
lopic: Ihc surrender of Gibraliar io
ihcm. And every nmc the people of
ihc Rock have been allowed io
speak. They have declared ihcir
overwhelming loyalty to Britain.
Was not one “misunderstanding" -
over'the Falklands - enough7^ it
asks Sir Geoffrey Howe.
The Daily Express says: Mr
Stuan Young, chairman of the BBC.
says that a firm of accountants has
cnnclutkHl that ihc corporation
gives “value tor money". He uses
(his to buttress his impertinent
suggestions for ways in which the
Government con tax us funher to
keep his bloated organzalion m Ihc
gross manner io which n has
become accustomed. There is a
simple -way to icsi whether or not
ihe Bccb gives “value for money".
Let Mr Young invite advertisers lo
. buy a few precious seconds of BBC
I air time.
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Snow reports
Highest and lowest
ScWylata 3.1
fflffl
- 10 50 sunny pm
StAmbvn
Edteburgh
NORTHERN IRELAND
Depth C
(cm)
l U Piste
Avoriaz 1)0 ,130 good
Good skung on upper slopes
Davos 30 170 good
Good skiing on upper slopes
Plains 43 210 good
Good skiing on upper slopes
G stand 20 40 worn
Slush on lower slopes
KitzbUhd 10 100 hard
New snow on hard base
Megbve <S 100 «y
Worn patches on lower stapes ■
StMorite 70l30felr
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Verbter 30 120 good
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ViHars '10 A 1W
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Exceflem sluing above 1700m
in the above reports, supplied by
refers id lower stones and U to ups
Cmcre. 12C. (54ft ■ lowest day iw.
Eshdatepufr. 9C (43FJ Nghnl ramfoS' lsM.
Cli&tt; meinm auremw:'. Eastoouma.
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in Jolnluie8WK;'4 pm in United
Arab Enmtes 37 pm-in Kenya: 1
pm in Nieeriai 3 pm in Moscow; 8
pm in Hong Kong.
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